Jimao

The jimao , or tsi-Mao (Chinese traditional and simplified: zh-Hant 己卯; Pinyin: jǐmǎo ) is the sixteenth element of the sexagesimal Cycle Chinese. It is preceded by the Wuyin and is followed by the Gengchen .

With the celestial Tige ji is associated the Yin and the element Ground, and with the terrestrial Branche Mao , the Yin, the element Bois, and the sign of the rabbit. In the symbolic system of the five elements, the jimao thus corresponds to the “wood which destroys the ground. ”

Years of the jimao

The transition towards the Gregorian calendar is done while multiplying by sixty and by adding nineteen. Are thus called “year of the jimao ” the years:

Month of the jimao

The month of the jimao begin the day of the Jingzhe (“awakening of the hibernation” between the 5 and the March 7th) and finishes the day preceding the Qingming (“pure clearness” towards the April 5th) by the years to the celestial stems yi and geng , is every five years. Are for example “month of the jimao ”:

…
of the March 5th 2005 with the April 3rd 2005
of the March 5th 2010 with the April 3rd 2010
etc

Day of the jimao

The following tables establish the correspondence between the Western calendars and the days of the jimao . For example, in 2001 were day of the jimao January 16th, March 17th, May 16th, July 15th, September 13rd and November 12th.

Hour of the jimao

The hours of the jimao are:

of 5 with 7 H of the morning, Beijing time (UTC +8) at the time of the days containing the celestial stems yi and geng .

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