Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - The meaning of the twenty-four solar terms in beginning of spring and the meaning of the solar terms in beginning of spring.

The meaning of the twenty-four solar terms in beginning of spring and the meaning of the solar terms in beginning of spring.

1 means that a new cycle has started.

2. The "twenty-four solar terms" are determined according to the "fixed gas method" (starting from 1645). The method of "fixing qi" is divided into "twenty-four solar terms", and each solar term corresponds to 15 degrees when the earth runs on the ecliptic.

3. Reaching a certain position reflects the influence of the sun on the earth. The earth's orbit around the sun was named "ecliptic" by the ancients, also known as "solar ecliptic". The ecliptic is divided into 24 equal parts, separated by 15, forming 24 solar terms.

4. 24 solar terms actually has 24 solar terms, with 2 solar terms per month. By observing the laws of astrology, the ancients understood the changing laws of seasons, climate and phenology in a year, and the knowledge system and social practice formed in the 24 solar terms. When the sun reaches longitude 3 15, it is the node of beginning of spring, which is on February 3-5 in Gregorian calendar.