What is the year of the rabbit called in the lunar calendar?

The Year of the Rabbit is determined according to the traditional Chinese calendar. The rabbit in the zodiac corresponds to the Mao in the twelve earthly branches. The Year of the Rabbit is the year of Mao, and every twelve years is a cycle.

For example, 2011 in the Gregorian calendar basically corresponds to the Year of the Rabbit, that is, the Year of Xinmao. The Year of the Rabbit is calculated from the beginning of spring at the beginning of the 24th solar term, because the zodiac year is dependent on the chronology of the stems and branches, and the chronology of the stems and branches is the method of counting the years in the stem and branch calendar. This is the case with the official almanacs of all dynasties, namely the almanac. The lunar calendar only uses the stems and branches to mark the year, and its year range is from the first day of the first lunar month to the New Year's Eve. This point is not controversial. The lunar calendar and the Ganzhi calendar are two different calendars. They are different in the starting point of the year, the rules of dividing the months, and the number of days in each year.

Ganzhi Calendar

The Ganzhi Calendar, also known as the Star Calendar, Jiazi Calendar, etc., is an ancient calendar that uses 60 different groups of heavenly stems and earthly branches to mark the year, month, day and time. The Ganzhi calendar has a long history, is profound and unpredictable, and contains profound cosmic astrological codes. The stem and branch calendar is mainly composed of four parts: stem and branch year, stem and branch month, stem and branch day, and stem and branch time. It is one year from the beginning of spring to the beginning of next spring. It starts with the beginning of spring and the first day of the month.

The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches match in turn to form sixty basic units, forming a sixty-cycle era method; the twelve months of construction and the twenty-four solar terms are its basic content. The Ganzhi calendar divides one year into twelve months, with Jian representing the direction of the top of the handle of the Big Dipper; the twenty-four solar terms and the twelve months are the basic content of the Ganzhi calendar.