Is the Zodiac bounded by New Year's Eve or beginning of spring?

12 The zodiac is based on the annual beginning of spring.

Before the start of the new spring, the zodiac is still the zodiac of the previous year. According to the previous genus. Only after beginning of spring will the new year begin. The correct calculation of ecliptic time should start from the moment of handover to beginning of spring and end before handover to beginning of spring in the following year.

For example, children born after 0: 52 on February 4, 2009 (handed over to beginning of spring in 2009) and before 6: 42 on February 4, 20 10 (handed over to beginning of spring on 20 10) belong to cattle.

Extended data:

Beginning of spring means that the winter when everything is closed has passed, and it has begun to enter the spring when everything is warm and sunny.

Due to the vast territory of China, the climate varies greatly from place to place, so the specific climate significance of "Li" does not apply to all parts of the country, and the corresponding area is Lingnan area where the Yellow River meets the pond.

The dividing line between winter and spring is on the line from Guilin, Guangxi to Ganzhou, Jiangxi. When beginning of spring is in the south of that line, there is already a breath of spring. However, 93% of China's land area is still in winter, and spring often comes to Heilongjiang in Grain Rain or in the long summer.

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