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The Chinese Perpetual Calendar
“Respectfully follow the heaven, build mathematic model based on the movements of the Sun, the Moon and the Planets so as to construct and teach people Calendar.”
「敬順昊天，數法日月星辰，敬授民時。」
Chinese Calendar has over 4,000 years in the history of China ever since the Emperor Yao 帝堯 ordered his officials to create a calendar for civilian, especially agricultural usage back in 2697BCE. As the history goes, so does the understanding of astronomy, Chinese Calendar has gone through three major phases:
- Calendar based upon Mean Sun, Mean Moon before Tang Dynasty
- Calendar based upon Mean Sun, True Moon after Tang Dynasty
- The deployment of Gregorian Calendar in 1912
Using the Planetary and Lunar Ephemerides DE405/LE405 from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory which are used by authoritative organizations such as the US Naval Observatory and the Purple Mountain Observatory in China, “Calendar for Chinese Metaphysics” offers you the most accurate calendar for Chinese Metaphysics. Covering the current Great Cycle of 180 years, ranging from 1864CE to 2043CE, “Calendar for Chinese Metaphysics” is a great companion for every Chinese metaphysic that you are currently taking.
Apart from simple “Gregorian Calendar” to “Stems and Branches Recording System” conversion, “Calendar for Chinese Metaphysics” also offers you the basic understanding of time scale as well as the basic theories you need to know about Chinese Metaphysics.
- Phonic Wu-xing of the Sexagenary Cycles
- Guarding Mansion of the Year
- Flying Stars of the Year
- Life Trigram of the Year
- Current Duo-decennial Period
- Guarding Hexagram of the Year
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