中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第38期:節氣與中氣

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What Are "Jie Qi" and "Zhong Qi"

“節氣”與“中氣”

These twenty-four solar terms each suggests the position of the sun every time when it travels 15 degrees on the ecliptic longitude. In each month there are often two solar terms； the first one is generally named "Jie Qi" and the other one "Zhong Qi". Their dates are mirrored by the Gregorian calendar, so we find that during the first half of a year "Jie Qi" is around the 6th day of a solar month, "Zhong Qi" around the 21st； in the second half of a year, "Jie Qi" is around the 8th and “Zhong Qi” around the 23rd.

這二十四節氣每個都表明太陽的位置，當它行駛15度的黃道經度時。每個月往往有兩個節氣，第一個是一般命名爲“節氣”，另一個成爲“中氣”。它們的日期由公曆反映，所以我們發現，在上半年“節氣”是在太陽月的第6天，“中氣”大概在太陽月的第21天，在下半年，“節氣”大概在太陽月的第8天“中氣”大概在第23天。