What month is October called in the lunar calendar?

The nicknames of October in the lunar calendar are: Yangyue, Early Winter, Kaidong, dew month, Liang Yue, Zichun, Mengdong, Kunyue and Yue Ji.

(1) Meng Dong refers to the first month of winter every year, that is, October of the lunar calendar. beginning of winter and Xiaoxue are two of the 24 solar terms. The winter climate is cold, and Cao Mengde's poem Winter in October begins with a quote "Winter in October, the north wind haunts".

② Yangyue: In October, Furong shows Xiaoyang, also known as Yangyue.

3 Yinyue: The reason why October is called "Yinyue" is said to come from the ancient theory of Yin and Yang. October should be named after "Pure Yin without Yang".

④ Xiaoyangchun: It refers to October in the lunar calendar, and it is still customary to call October in the summer calendar "Xiaoyangchun".

⑤ dew month: It refers to October of the lunar calendar, named after October when autumn came and winter came, with abundant dew.

Extended data

A month is a unit of time in a calendar. Traditionally, the period of the moon phase change is regarded as the length of a month, and the length of a month (lunar month) is about 29.53 days, that is, a round of "Shuowangyue".

In the early Paleolithic period, people had calculated the days according to the phases of the moon. Until now, the new moon is still the cornerstone of many calendars. A year is divided into 12 months; In China, the lunar year is 12 months and the leap year is 13 months. The extra month is called leap month.

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