Renshen

The renshen , or jen-chen (Chinese traditional and simplified: zh-Hant 壬申; Pinyin: rénshēn ) is the ninth element of the sexagesimal Cycle Chinese. It is preceded by the Xinwei and is followed by the Guiyou .

With the celestial Tige ren is associated the yáng and the element Eau, and with the terrestrial Branche shen , the yáng, the element Métal, and the sign of the monkey. In the symbolic system of the five elements, the renshen thus corresponds to the “metal which gives rise to water. ”

Years of the renshen

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

Month of the renshen

The month of the renshen begin the day of the Liqiu (“establishment of the autumn”, between the 7 and August 9th, outstanding in China the beginning of the autumn) and finish the day preceding the Bailu (“white dew”, between the 7 and September 9th) by the years to the celestial stems jia and ji , is every five years. Are for example “month of the renshen ”:

…
of the August 7th 2004 with the September 6th 2004
of the August 7th 2009 with the September 6th 2009
etc

Day of the renshen

The following tables establish the correspondence between the Western calendars and the days of the renshen . For example, in 2001 were day of the renshen on January 9th, March 10th, May 9th, July 8th, September 6th and November 5th.

Hour of the renshen

The hours of the renshen are:

of 15 with 17 Beijing H, time (UTC +8) at the time of the days containing the celestial stems jia and ji .

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