What time is it now? What time is it now?

Time refers to 7: 00 pm to 9: 00 pm, that is, 19: 00 to 2 1: 00 in the 24-hour clock.

In ancient China, a day was divided into twelve hours, and each hour was equivalent to two hours today. Twelve o'clock was created by the ancients according to the appearance and appearance of the sun, the change of the sky and the natural laws of their daily production activities and living habits. Twelve o'clock has a long history, which is an outstanding contribution of the Chinese nation to the astronomical calendar of mankind and one of the splendid cultural treasures of China.

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Time is an ancient unit of time. The ancients divided a day into twelve hours, and each hour is equal to two hours now. According to legend, each time is named after the time of animals in the zodiac.

The ancient working people originally assigned representative words to the weather in a day. If the sun comes out in the morning and plants begin to grow, this time is dubbed "wood". At noon, the sun is the strongest, and the air and land are scorching, so this time is dubbed "fire, gold" and "fire and earth".

It is driest at 5-7 pm and the fruit is rich in sugar. At this time, it was dubbed "gold". At midnight 12, everything was calm, and this time it was dubbed "water".