Ding Mao's Interpretation of Meaning

Ding Mao's meaning is explained as follows:

Ding Mao is one of the main branches, ranking fourth. The former is Bing Yin, and the latter is Chen Wu. On yin and yang and five elements, the heavenly stem belongs to the fire of yin, and the foundation of earthly branch belongs to the wood of yin, which is the fire of wood. Yin Na and the Fire in the Furnace of Five Elements.

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1, Ding Maonian

The fourth year of a cycle in the traditional calendar of China is called "Ding Mao Year".

In each calendar year, if the number of years divided by 60 is greater than 7, or the number of years is reduced by 3, the remainder divided by 10 is 4, and the remainder divided by 12 is 4. The year from beginning of spring to beginning of spring in the following year is the year of Ding Mao.

The chronology of cadres and branches begins in beginning of spring with 24 solar terms, and it is the chronology method of the calendar of cadres and branches. The same is true of the official almanac of past dynasties (that is, the Yellow Calendar). There is no doubt that the lunar calendar only uses branches to mark the year, which ranges from the first day of the first month to New Year's Eve.

Lunar calendar and trunk calendar are two different calendars, which are different in the starting point of a year, the division rules of months and the number of days in each year. Due to the use of the Gregorian calendar after the Republic of China, many people, including a few so-called experts, lack calendar knowledge, so the two are often confused.

The trunk calendar is a calendar marked with 60 different 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 with 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 throughout the year.

Since ancient times, the Ganzhi calendar has been widely recognized by the government and the people, and has 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).

2. Ding Maoyue

Solar terms are used to divide the elephant trunk calendar months. Correspondingly, the mantissa of the Gregorian calendar year is 4 and 9, and the month between awakening and Qingming is Ding Maoyue.

The calendar month of the main branch is based on the solar term month, not the new moon. Because the lunar calendar is a combination of yin and yang, the change law of the moon phase is one month, and there is no "year".

A year is based on the periodic movement of the earth around the sun. Only by setting a leap month can the "year" in the lunar calendar adapt to the actual "year" in time, so the "year" in the lunar calendar has only calendar characteristics and no objective characteristics.