Introductory SiZhuYuCe learn 3: four column method

4.1 in column

Four pillars is the first step to push life, namely by the Lord of birth date of discharge its 4 column. Because of the four pillars is composed of eight power, therefore is also called the row of eight. The following explains four column row when (date) (month) (year) method respectively.

In column, that is, people born in the lunar year power said. Pay attention to the previous year and the next in line is spring cross section moment of the day, rather than on the first day. If someone on the stroke of 1998, the 98 spring is the eighth day day 8, 53 points, so that person's column for the 97 year of the ox, WuYin rather than in 98.

4.2 month column

Month column, which USES the power of lunar calendar said people born of years of festive. Note on power, the dividing line is not on the lunar month the new moon, but will be subject to seasonal, pay first for the appointed weeks of the last month, pay holiday for holiday next month.

Now we use the lunar calendar is also called a summer, is built on Yin, namely in the first month for Yin month every year, for every month of February, until December for ugly. Month column the number fixed every year, starting from Yin month, to the ugly end of the month.

The meaning of the festivals:

The spring day: "the state" is the start of the meaning, said the spring revival began, the weather will pick up, everything will be updated, is a sign of farming activities start. Spring is the Gregorian calendar on February 4 or 5.

February insects: spring thunder began to rumble, awakened dormant in soil hibernate insects and small animals, the winter is going to hatch eggs, this solar term indicates that the awaken of spring thick, temperatures. Insects is the Gregorian calendar March 6 or 7.

The tomb-sweeping day in March, this solar term indicates that the temperature has been warming, stirring the vegetation, appeared a comely clear sight nature. The tomb-sweeping day is April 5th or 6th the Gregorian calendar.

Summer begins in April: this solar term indicates that summer, the hot weather coming, farming activities has entered the busy summer season. Summer is May 6 or 7, the Gregorian calendar.

Grain in ear in May: "mountain" refers to the shell of real cutting-edge fuzz, is in the north passage of the rice, but also the most busy farming season, grain in ear is June 6 or 7, the Gregorian calendar.

Slight heat: June said the throttle has entered the summer, hot and aggressive, slight heat is July 7 or 8, the Gregorian calendar.

July autumn: the throttle will be a hot summer, day high qi shuang autumn. Is the beginning of autumn August 8 or 9, the Gregorian calendar.

In August the millennium: the weather is cooler, the throttle said the moisture in the air at night often condenses into white dew on vegetation and other objects, the millennium is September 8 or 9, the Gregorian calendar.

The beginning of winter, cold dew in September: the throttle said indicate the degree of cold climate will gradually intensified, cold dew is October 8 or 9, the Gregorian calendar.

October, the beginning of winter, the throttle said crisp autumn, cold winter, the beginning of winter is November 7 or 8, the Gregorian calendar.

Snow: November the throttle said snow comes, the snow is the Gregorian calendar on December 7th or 8th.

Slight cold in December, the throttle said begin to enter the winter the coldest of months, there will be a frost, slight cold is the Gregorian calendar on January 5th or 6th.

Monthly in the month column names are different, although not as fixed as guides, but also, there are laws. See the table on the following year month.

This table checking method is, all that a year has column names for mail or own (), in the first month for BingYin, February as Ding Mao, etc. For WuYinNian, such as 1998 is c Chen march. 2000 for GengChenNian, for Ding You month in August.

Otherwise the following formula helps memory, also known as the "five tigers dun" :

A year of c for the first,The years of YiGeng e for head.

C age of heptyl soil,Ding nonyl nonyl Yin well flow.

You ask, where e j,Above JiaYin good pursuit.

Formula usage: every a year years, names for c in January, February air-dried for butyl, pressure and so on.　

4.3 row, column

From LuYin public three years (722 years BC) since February JiSi uninterrupted power down days in China. This is the human society so far the only known the longest day method.

Column, in which power representative was born of that day of the lunar calendar. Power cycle every 60 days, remember, because of the size and flat leap year different power need to look forcalendar.

Column, in life learn to HaiShi clockwise in the house at night, twelve hours a day, every hour for two hours. The boundary between the day and day is measured by it's house, the evening at eleven o 'clock. Is a day of HaiShi before eleven o 'clock, after eleven o 'clock is the house the next day. This please give special attention to, and do not think that midnight is the cut-off point of the day

4.4 when the column

Column, use the lunar calendar when power said people born hour. An hour in the Chinese new time across two hours, so the twelve hours a day.

The ancients, such as a day can be divided into twelve Calvin, namely:

Midnight son, ugly and chicken calls, Yin also daylight, sockets and sunrise,

The food is also, in the corner is the third, also the japan-china noon also, reporting is not also,

Feeding time, and also into the unitary also, dusk is also of the man hai also.

When the column number is fixed, and the air-dried is different, can check on the following day when table:

Otherwise the following formula helps memory, also known as "five mice dun" :

A has also sent a,In the early YiGeng c.

Since e, cDing nonyl boxer.

E decyl He Fangfa,RenZi is the true way.

From on the table and the use of the formula and method of similar. Such as BingShen MaoShi air-dried is symplectic, namely MaoShi.