What time is it now?

In ancient times, there was only one time: Zishi, Ugly Time, Yin Shi, Shi Mao, Chen Shi, Shi Si, Noon, Weishi, Shenshi, Youshi, Xushi and Shihai. Shi Mao refers to the period from 5 am to 6: 59 am. "Yi Mao" can refer to "Mao Yi Nian" in the year of the main branch of the lunar calendar, with the 52nd as the order, or it can refer to Mao Yi Yue, that is, the period from the annual fright to Tomb-Sweeping Day.

This "sixty flowers" is used in the traditional calendar of China. Chronology, calendar month, calendar day and calendar time cycle in turn. Here, one hour is equivalent to two hours now; Earlier, a day was divided into twelve hours.

Heavenly stems and earthly branches sequence table

1, Jiazi 2, Picnic 3, Bingyin 4, Ding Mao 5, Chen Wu 6, Keith 7, Wu Geng 8, Xinwei 9, Ren Shen 10, Gui You 1 1, JOE 12, Yihai 652. Xinsi 19, Renwu 20, Guiwei 2 1, Shen Jia 22, Yiyou 23, Xu Bing 24, Dinghai 25, Wuzi 26, Jichou 27, Gengyin 28, Xinmao 29, Renchen 30, Guisi 3 1, Jiasi Wu Bing 44.

Purple stone (at night 1 1 and 12): It is said that rats are the most active animals in the middle of the night, so purple stone belongs to rats.

Ugly time (1, 2: 00 am): It is said that cattle are the earliest livestock to farm, so ugly time belongs to cattle.

Yin Shi (at three or four o'clock in the middle of the night): Yinzi is interpreted as being afraid. The animal that the ancients feared most was the tiger, so Yin Shi belonged to the tiger.

Shi Mao (5: 00 am or 6: 00 am): It is said that it is a "cloudy day" (that is, the moon). It is said that there are jade rabbits on the moon, so Shi Mao belongs to rabbits.

Chen Shi (7: 00 a.m. or 8: 00 a.m.): According to legend, it's when the dragon rains, so Chen Shi belongs to the dragon.

Shi Si (9: 00 am, 10): It is said that snakes like to use grass as a cover at this time, so they belong to snakes at this time.

Noon (1 1, 12 am): At noon, the yang is full and the yin is raw. It's the time for horses to gallop, so noon belongs to horses.

Weishi (1, 2 pm): It is said that the grass eaten by Weishi sheep has strong regenerative ability, so it belongs to Weishi sheep.

Shenshi (3 or 4 pm): It's getting late, and monkeys will moan, so Shenshi belongs to monkeys.

Youshi (5: 00 p.m. or 6: 00 p.m.): At this time, the moon has not yet risen, and there is a legend of "the golden rooster of the sun" in ancient times, so Youshi is a chicken.

Qushi (7: 00 p.m. or 8: 00 p.m.): Dogs keep vigil at the beginning of the night, so Qushi belongs to dogs.

Shihai (9: 00 p.m., 10): It is said that at 9: 00 p.m., 10, the world is the most chaotic, and pigs love to sleep, so Shihai belongs to pigs.