Why is November called Winter Moon?

According to the time method of the twelve earthly branches, 1 1 month in the lunar calendar is the month of winter solstice in the twenty-four solar terms, indicating the arrival of winter, so 1 1 month in the lunar calendar is called the winter month. In addition to winter months, November can also be called Gu Yue, Changchun, late October, Midwinter, Ziyue and so on.

Why is November called Winter Moon?

Leng Yue in winter generally refers to the coldest three months a year ago, with Leng Yue in October, winter month in November and twelfth month.

According to the ancient calendar of China, the solar terms from winter solstice generally appear in 1 1 month. If there is an error in the operation, it needs to be adjusted by the setting of leap month. If there is no leap month, the winter solstice is in 1 1 month, so 1 1 month is called winter month.

In the period of the Yellow Emperor, the winter solstice was a year, which was called New Year's Day, so the winter solstice was the beginning of a new year. Because the winter solstice is in November, according to heavenly stems and earthly branches's algorithm, the son is the first, so November is also called the son month.