What is the calendar year of 20 18 in heavenly stems and earthly branches?

20 18 of the lunar calendar is the year of the dog in heavenly stems and earthly branches. In fact, if the advertising number is divided by 12, the year with the remainder of 2 is the year of the dog.

The Year of the Dog is one of the twelve zodiac signs in China, and Xu is the representative among the twelve branches. In a year, Xu Yue is September, which is a collection season. At this time, Shan Ye is lonely and lonely. This is a landscape before winter. The direction is west-northwest and belongs to the dry palace. In a day, it means 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, which is the time when the night spreads and the lights are on.

Extended data almanac is a calendar marked with 60 different groups of heavenly stems and earthly branches, which is a unique solar calendar in China. It takes beginning of spring as the beginning of the year and divides the year into twelve months and twenty-four solar terms. Every month contains two solar terms, and there is no leap month. The dry calendar is related to the periodic movement of the earth around the sun, which can reflect the climate change in a year.

Since ancient times, the trunk and branch calendars have been widely recognized by the government and people, and have been applied to astronomy, geomantic omen, numerology, choice and traditional Chinese medicine, and recorded in the official almanac of past dynasties (that is, the yellow calendar). Taking Qing Dynasty official history book Qing Shi Lu as an example, the official years in the book are divided into beginning of spring: for example, Zhonghua Book Company photocopied Book 17 of Qing Shi Lu, Book 9 of Qianlong Shi Lu, with 573 pages, beginning of spring, 20071February 22 (Geng Xu), and Record is recorded as "Geng Xu. This is the beginning of last spring. "