Equinox time in 2013

The Gregorian calendar: on September 23, 2013

According to the lunar calendar: on Wednesday, August 11

The autumnal equinox season three

A beginning HouLei silence;

Two hou zhi worm billet households;

Three hou water desiccation.

Explanation: the ancients think ray because sun be the spirit of the chink, autumnal equinox Yin qi began to strong, so no longer thunder.

Equinox origin

Autumnal equinox, autumnal equinox), according to the lunar calendarThe 24 solar terms16 of the throttle, time for each year on September 22 or 23.The climate in the south by the solar terms only in autumn.

China's ancient "the sections about chun-qiu theory? Out handover of Yin and Yang," said: "the autumnal equinox, the Yin and Yang are half also, so both night and day and year ping."The autumnal equinox "points" for "half" meaning.The meaning of "autumnal equinox autumnal equinox" are two:

One is the sun in the day to longitude 180 degrees, direct the earth's equator, divide this night and day, 24 hours a day, 12 hours;No surfaces at polar night phenomenon around the world.Near the North Pole, polar night (6) after the autumnal equinox scope gradually big, near the South Pole surfaces range gradually.

Second, according to ancient China to the beginning of winter, spring, summer, beginning of autumn for four seasons to begin the season of dividing method, the autumnal equinox in the autumn of 90 days, split the autumn.

Equinox 16 solar term of Chinese lunar 24 solar terms, time for each year on September 22 or 23.The climate in the south from the throttle to fall throughcalendarWe can see the autumn equinox solar term is on September 23, 2015.

Equinox is what mean

"Pulled seventy-two hou set solution" : "(a summer) in February, points half also, when half of the ninety - day, so the call.In the autumn of synonymy.Han dong "autumn autumn, book of Yin and Yang, discrepancy and" : "as for the Mid-Autumn moon, Yang in the east, Yin in illicit affair," the autumnal equinox.Half or autumnal equinox, the Yin and Yang, reason both night and day and year."According to the lunar calendar, the "beginning of autumn" is the beginning of the fall, to the "frost" for the autumn is terminated, and "the autumnal equinox" just half of the 90 days from the beginning of autumn to frost.The Gregorian calendar every year on September 23 or 24, as one of the 24 solar terms of Chinese traditional festivals the autumnal equinox.

Autumnal equinox, "points" for "half".The autumnal equinox, the global length of day and night.After the autumnal equinox, around the northern hemisphere, night and day, grow shorter across the southern hemisphere day night gradually grow shorter.China's ancient books "sections about chun-qiu theory, Yin and Yang from handover", said: "the autumnal equinox, the Yin and Yang in half also, so both night and day and year ping.

What are the autumnal equinox customs

In the autumnal equinox day, every year around the world will have to millions of people are doing "the egg" test.This is referred to as "China custom", how to become a "game of the world", it is difficult to textual research.But the style is simple and full of fun: select a smooth and trim, and just give birth to the fresh of the four or five dayseggs, softly on the table to it.Although there are many losers, but many winners, too.Equinox is the best time of the egg game, therefore has "the autumnal equinox, egg, qiao".Landscape of our stand.