What is the date of the lunar calendar today?

Today is the New Year's Day. The Year of the Ox begins on February 1 day in 2026 and ends on October 3 1 day in 2022, with 354 days. The Year of the Ox is a normal year without leap months, and there are only 23 solar terms in the Year of the Ox ... Have you discovered all this knowledge about the Year of the Ox? Why do cows rank second in the zodiac? Poke the map first to find out ↓↓↓

The zodiac begins on the first day of the first lunar month.

Today, many netizens commented that the starting point of the Lunar New Year should be beginning of spring.

Regarding this issue, Zhao Zhi Heng, an expert in astronomy education and director of Tianjin Astronomical Society, said that the date and month of China lunar calendar are determined according to the cycle of the lunar phase and the length of a year according to the 24 solar terms. Because the lunar month1February is not as long as the twenty-four solar terms, and1March has passed, we adopt the method of adding leap months in time to adjust.

A year with leap months is called lunar leap year, including 13 lunar months, with 383 to 385 days in a year, while a year without leap months is called lunar year, including 12 lunar months, with 353 to 355 days in a year.

Zhao Zhi Heng pointed out that the ugly-loving year of the lunar calendar starts on February 12, 20265438 and ends on October 3 12, 2022, which is a normal year of ***354 days. The just-concluded Gengzi Year is a leap year, with a "leap April", which lasts for 384 days.

People in China have a soft spot for the zodiac, which is a proof of birth. Zhao Zhi Heng reminded that the zodiac is counted from the first day of the first lunar month, whether in a normal year or a leap year. Specifically, children born between February 12, 20265438 and October 3 12, 2022 are all cows. The public should never take beginning of spring or New Year's Day as the beginning of the zodiac.

In fact, it is not unusual for the lunar calendar to have 354 days a year. 20 19 Year of the Pig is a normal year, with only 354 days. Interestingly, according to the leap month rule, there will be two Spring Festival in 2262.