1968 leap month

1968 is a leap year, in July of the lunar calendar.

1968 is a leap year in the Gregorian calendar, with a total of 366 days. This year is also the Year of the Monkey in the China lunar calendar, with a total of 384 days in July. The Gregorian calendar time corresponding to leap July is1August 24th, 968 to 65438+September 2nd1.

In fact, it is difficult to find the law of leap month, and it is quite common that the year of leap month is not the same month. Leap in July is the saying of the lunar calendar, and the lunar calendar is to keep consistent with the tropic year of the Gregorian calendar.

Cultural practices

The ancients used the method of setting leap month to solve Valentine's Day and Mid-Autumn Festival in China. The earliest Mid-Autumn Festival and the latest year are generally leap July. Leaping moon is a way of calendar leap, which is a unique cultural custom in China and other areas where the lunar calendar is used. In the lunar year, it appears twice a month, and the same second month is a leap month. In order to coordinate the contradiction between the tropic year and the Han calendar year and prevent the month of the Han calendar year from being out of touch with the tropic year and the four seasons, 1 leap is set every 2 to 3 years.

The leap week of 19 was used in ancient times, but in the Tang Dynasty, the fixed leap week was abolished, and the leap was set in a month without season, so it was a leap time. The occurrence time of leap July is not fixed, and the probability of 19 appearing once is relatively high. Leap July is a common leap month, which generally occurs once every 19 years. Such as 1949 and 1968, sometimes once every 38 years. Other events occur once every 19 years, but not more than 38 years, and at least once every 8 years or 1 1 year.