Why are there 384 days in 2023?

There are 384 days in 2023, because 2023 is the year of the rabbit in the lunar calendar, so it is "leap February".

The Year of the Rabbit in 2023 starts from 65438+2023122 October and ends on 9 February 2024. Due to the arrangement of "leap February", there are 384 days in the Year of the Rabbit.

In order to make the length of the lunar year close to the length of the Gregorian year, the ancients adopted the method of adding leap months, that is, adding 7 leap months to the 19 lunar year; A year with leap months has 13 months, and the whole year is generally 384 days or 385 days, which is called leap year. In this way, the lengths of 19 lunar year and 19 Gregorian year are almost equal.

As for the specific month of leap month, this is related to the "neutralization spirit" of the 24 solar terms. The twenty-four solar terms are composed of 12 solar terms and 12 neutral gas. The first month is called "solar term", and the middle month is called "zhongqi", which is arranged alternately. The rule of adding leap month is that every month, any month containing neutral gas is considered as a normal month, and any month without neutral gas is considered as a leap month of the previous month. The "leap February" in the year of the rabbit in Guimao of the lunar calendar is not neutral, so it is the leap month in February of last month.

The origin of leap February

Leap February appears because the month after February of the lunar calendar only has the solar term "Qingming", and the neutral "Grain Rain" after Qingming falls to the next month. Therefore, the month without neutral gas appears after February. Therefore, the neutral month after February is named "leap February" after February, which is the reason for leap February.

It should be pointed out that the setting of the lunar leap month is an artificial measure that conforms to the laws of nature and has nothing to do with superstitious ghosts and gods. Therefore, any rumor (such as "February flies") and behavior (such as superstitious activities in rural areas) that "disasters are related to leap months" are against science and are not worth refuting.