What is the monthly order?

The lunar calendar refers to the birth month of the lunar calendar. To be precise, it is called the lunar calendar between two solar terms. For example, people born between Jingjing and Qingming are born in the lunar calendar, while Mao is born in the lunar calendar, and so on.

The order of months is called construction, such as the first month of construction, the second month of construction, and the rest. From the perspective of six theories, the monthly order is divided into two parts. For example, in February, after the establishment of the base and the vernal equinox, it was at1000; The monthly order is to be angry at the time of the season. If you were born at the beginning or end of the month, then the monthly order may not necessarily correspond to the month, because although the month has changed, the solar terms have not yet arrived or have passed, and the monthly order will change with the solar terms.

The Historical Significance of the Moon Order

The Moon Order mainly adopts the idea of "taking time as the basis", which embodies people's idea of arranging social production and social life according to natural rhythm and reflects people's understanding of natural society and the relationship between man and nature in ancient China.

According to the season of one year 12 months, Yue Ling recorded the sacrificial ceremonies, duties, decrees and prohibitions of the imperial court, and summarized them with the five-element system.

The Moon Order takes the four seasons as the general program and December as the details, and records the astronomical calendar, natural phenology and physical time and space in time. Therefore, the king arranges the laws of production and life, so it is named the Moon Order.