What time is it now?

The last time was from 13 to 15 Beijing time.

At the end of the day, it is also called sunset and sunset. The sun sets in the west, which means 65438+ 0-3 pm. In some places, it is called "sheep out of the slope", which means that it is a good time to herd sheep, so it is called "Weiyang".

Time is the unit used by ancient people to measure time. One night is divided into five classes, each class is equal to about one hour. At the moment of day and night, the earth rotates around day and night, which is called "solar day". This is how day and night are formed.

Sunny place is during the day, sunny place is at night. In China, the division of day and night is traditionally based on twelve hours, which are represented by twelve branches: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai. Every hour is divided into eight hours, and then divided into four hours and four hours.

Twelve introduction:

The ancient working people divided a day and night into twelve periods, each of which was called an hour. Twelve o'clock can mean a day or any time. Twelve o'clock was created by the ancient working people in China according to the natural laws of the sun, the changes of the sky, daily production activities and living habits.

12 hour system It was used in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the Han dynasty, it was named midnight, crow, pingdan, sunrise, food time, corner, day, sundial, sunset, dusk and people's decision. It is also represented by the twelve earthly branches, with the midnight from 23: 00 to 1: 00 as the sub-hour, 1: 00 to 3: 00 as the sub-hour, and 3: 00 to 5: 00 as the Yin Shi time, which are circulated in turn.