Is the zodiac calculated by the solar calendar or the lunar calendar?

The zodiac should be calculated according to the lunar calendar.

The zodiac began in the 6th century BC and was originally applied to a set of earthly numbers. Later, according to China's unique lunar calendar method, it became the year number of the year, until today.

Zodiac is the starting point: Zodiac is determined by beginning of spring in China Gregorian calendar. The New Year is bounded by beginning of spring, beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms, and the zodiac is based on beginning of spring. There are 65,438+00 heavenly stems and 65,438+02 earthly branches in the Liujia concentration room, that is, Zi Chou Yin Mao and Tatsumi Shen Youxu Hai at noon.

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Generally speaking, the changes of the zodiac in China are calculated according to the beginning of spring season in the calendar, not only according to the first day of the first month in the lunar calendar or the first day of the first month in the solar calendar, but according to the beginning of spring season in the 24 solar terms.

Of course, some simple and easy-to-learn calculation methods always calculate the zodiac according to the changes of the Spring Festival, but generally speaking, there are very few cases of being born between two years. Even if they exist, you can check them according to your own preferences. Because in different periods in the past, there were different situations to determine the specific time of beginning of spring, China.

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