The significance and symbol of the moon in winter

"Winter Moon" is another name for November of the lunar calendar, also known as Gu Yue, Long Moon, Late October and Midwinter.

If December of a year is represented by twelve earthly branches, then November is also called "Zi Yue" and "Jia Zi".

According to the China lunar calendar, the solar term from winter solstice must appear in 1 1 month. If there is an error in the operation, it should be adjusted by the setting of leap month. According to "Historical Records", "The best way for the Yellow Emperor to get a treasure tripod is to be strong in old age, to win the winter solstice, to win the discipline of heaven and to start all over again." That is to say, in the Yellow Emperor, the winter solstice was regarded as New Year's Day (new moon), and the November of the lunar calendar was also called the winter moon.