Moon Diary 2004/2005 Main Page & Index For The 12 Monthly sub-pages
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2004
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Six
Divisions Of Chinese New Year
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2005 1st Half |
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Jue Yin 2005 |
09-Feb |
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Shao Yin 2005 |
11-Apr |
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ShaoYang 2005 |
11-Jun |
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2005
2nd Half
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Tai Yin 2005 |
11-Aug |
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Yang Meng 2005 |
11-Oct |
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Tai Yang 2005 |
11-Dec |
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2006
1st Half
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Jue Yin 2006 |
29-Jan |
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ShaoYin2006 |
31-Mar |
Calculating
The Dates of
The Chinese New YearAnd The Six Divisional Seasons
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Most of the time Chinese New Year will fall 11 (or sometimes 10 or 12) days earlier than the previous year, but if that would take us outside of the Chinese New Year range of January 21 to February 21, we must add a leap month, so Chinese New Year jumps 19 (or sometimes 18) days later. If this rule takes you close to January 21, you can end up being one month wrong. |
Chinese New Year is the new Moon in China closest to the beginning of spring. |
This rule is correct most of the time, but it can fail if the beginning of spring falls close to halfway between two new Moons. It failed in 1985 and will fail again in 2015, since the beginning of spring falls around February 4. |
Chinese New Year will always fall between January 21st and February 21st. |
The solar year is about 365.25 days, while a 12 month lunar year is about 12 x 29.5 = 354 days. So a lunar year is about 11 days shorter than a solar year. NB The Moon Phases as above use a 28 days which reflects both the 7 day week rythmn x 4 = 28 plus the 28 year rythmn of Saturn orbiting the Sun. |
From the date of the Chinese New Year we count 365/6 ie 61 days per divisional season except for Tai Yang which is variable .And these seasons correspond to the six divisions of acupuncture |
Wood....................................
Jue Yin ...................... 61
days
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Fire
Prince.......................... Shao Yin ...................
61
days
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Fire
Minister.......................Shao Yang ................
61
days
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Earth.....................................Tai Yin ........................
61
days
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Metal.....................................Yang Meng................
61
days
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Water...................................Tai
Yang...................... 79 - 47 days
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#Variable
because Chinese Year Starts at Different Dates
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Eight
Moon Phases For 2005 Calculated In Excel 5
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Wax. Cresc. |
First Quater |
Wax Gibbous |
Full Moon |
Wan Gibbous |
Last Quater |
Wan. Crscnt |
New Moon |
M.F.P. 6 |
M.F.P. 7 |
M.F.P. 2 |
M.F.P. 9 |
M.F.P. 4 |
M.F.P. 3 |
M.F.P. 8 |
M.F.P. 1 |
Shao Yin |
Tai Yin |
Jue Yin |
Full Moon |
Shao Yang |
Yang Meng |
Tai Yang |
New Moon |
06/01/03 16:50 |
10/01/03 13:16 |
03/01/04 14:11 |
26/12/04 15:06 |
30/12/04 16:26 |
03/01/05 17:46 |
07/01/05 02:54 |
10/01/05 12:03 |
13/01/05 21:30 |
17/01/05 06:57 |
21/01/05 08:44 |
25/01/05 10:32 |
29/01/05 08:59 |
02/02/05 07:27 |
05/02/05 14:58 |
08/02/05 22:29 |
12/02/05 11:22 |
16/02/05 00:15 |
20/02/05 02:34 |
24/02/05 04:54 |
27/02/05 23:15 |
03/03/05 17:37 |
07/03/05 01:24 |
10/03/05 09:12 |
14/03/05 02:15 |
17/03/05 19:18 |
21/03/05 20:09 |
25/03/05 21:00 |
29/03/05 10:55 |
02/04/05 00:51 |
05/04/05 10:42 |
08/04/05 20:34 |
12/04/05 17:36 |
16/04/05 14:38 |
20/04/05 12:23 |
24/04/05 10:08 |
27/04/05 20:16 |
01/05/05 06:25 |
04/05/05 19:36 |
08/05/05 08:48 |
12/05/05 08:53 |
16/05/05 08:58 |
20/05/05 02:39 |
23/05/05 20:20 |
27/05/05 04:04 |
30/05/05 11:48 |
03/06/05 04:52 |
06/06/05 21:57 |
10/06/05 23:40 |
15/06/05 01:24 |
18/06/05 14:49 |
22/06/05 04:15 |
25/06/05 11:19 |
28/06/05 18:24 |
02/07/05 15:14 |
06/07/05 12:04 |
10/07/05 13:42 |
14/07/05 15:21 |
18/07/05 01:11 |
21/07/05 11:01 |
24/07/05 19:10 |
28/07/05 03:20 |
01/08/05 03:12 |
05/08/05 03:05 |
09/08/05 02:52 |
13/08/05 02:39 |
16/08/05 10:16 |
19/08/05 17:54 |
23/08/05 04:36 |
26/08/05 15:19 |
30/08/05 17:02 |
03/09/05 18:45 |
07/09/05 15:11 |
11/09/05 11:37 |
14/09/05 18:48 |
18/09/05 02:00 |
21/09/05 16:20 |
25/09/05 06:41 |
29/09/05 08:34 |
03/10/05 10:27 |
07/10/05 02:43 |
10/10/05 19:00 |
14/10/05 03:36 |
17/10/05 12:13 |
21/10/05 06:45 |
25/10/05 01:17 |
29/10/05 01:20 |
02/11/05 01:23 |
05/11/05 13:40 |
09/11/05 01:57 |
12/11/05 13:26 |
16/11/05 00:56 |
19/11/05 23:34 |
23/11/05 22:12 |
27/11/05 18:35 |
01/12/05 14:59 |
05/12/05 00:17 |
08/12/05 09:36 |
12/12/05 00:55 |
15/12/05 16:14 |
19/12/05 17:55 |
23/12/05 19:37 |
27/12/05 11:24 |
31/12/05 03:11 |
03/01/06 11:03 |
06/01/06 18:56 |
10/01/06 14:21 |
14/01/06 09:47 |
18/01/06 12:30 |
22/01/06 15:14 |
26/01/06 02:44 |
29/01/06 14:15 |
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2
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3
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5
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7
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8 |
1 |
6
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Shao Yang Left Shoulder |
Full Moon
Head
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Jue Yin Right Shoulder |
Yang Meng Left Space Between Rib Cage &Pelvis |
Man Facing Into The Page |
Tai Yin Right Space Between Rib Cage &Pelvis |
Tai Yang Left Hip |
New Moon Coccyx |
Shao Yin Right Hip |
The moon goes around the magic square anticlockwise 9 4 3 8 1 6 7 2 and back to 9 Chinese New Year is Focal Point 1 as you can see in the diagram. |
The 28 Moon Phases |
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