The time of the Spring Equinox is different every year. So, let’s take a look at when is the Spring Equinox? Is the Spring Equinox 2021 going to be a good time? In late winter and early spring, the air is chilly, but the earth is full of vitality. For an analysis of your fortune in February, please visit Shuimoxiansheng.com’s special topic on February of the lunar calendar in 2021!When is the Spring Equinox?The Spring Equinox falls between March 19th and 22nd of the Gregorian calendar every year. The specific day also depends on the year. The date of the spring equinox varies from year to year.The Spring Equinox is the fourth solar term of the “Twenty-Four Solar Terms”. "The Spring Equinox is when yin and yang are equal. Therefore, day and night are equal and cold and heat are balanced." The "fen" in the Spring Equinox marks the boundary between day and night, cold and heat. The almanac says, "When the Big Dipper points to Ren, it is the Vernal Equinox. After approximately one full circle around the celestial sphere, the day and night are equally divided in the northern and southern hemispheres. It is also the middle of spring, so it is called the Vernal Equinox." The significance of the Vernal Equinox is, firstly, that the day and night are equally divided in a day, 12 hours each; secondly, the traditional spring period is from the Beginning of Spring to the Beginning of Summer, and the Vernal Equinox is in the middle of the three months of spring, dividing the spring season equally. Is the Spring Equinox 2021 going to be a good time?The day of the Spring Equinox in 2021 is still relatively good and is an auspicious day.The dates of the Spring Equinox in 2021 are: The eighth day of the second month of the lunar year 2021 (lunar calendar) Saturday, March 20, 2021 (Gregorian calendar) Pisces The following are some things to do on the Spring Equinox in 2021: Meeting with relatives and friends, traveling, getting engaged, opening the stock market, taking office, buying clothes, making an engagement, praying, setting up the bed, burying, coffining, moving the coffin, paying respects to the gods, removing the mourning clothes, opening the eyes, erecting a monument, moving the grave, erecting pillars, painting, etc. What is the Spring Equinox?The Spring Equinox is also a festival and sacrificial celebration. Ancient emperors had the ritual of worshiping the sun in spring and the moon in autumn. The Emperor of Zhou Dynasty offered sacrifices to the Sun at the Sun Altar. "Collected Explanations of the Seventy-two Seasons of the Lunar Calendar" states: "In the middle of February, the equinox means half, which is half of the ninety days, so it is called the equinox." Another book in "Spring and Autumn Annals: Yin and Yang Out and In, Parts 1 and 2" states: "The spring equinox is when yin and yang are half and half, so the day and night are equal and the cold and heat are balanced.""Book of Rites": "Sacrifice the sun on the altar." Kong Yingda's commentary: "It refers to the vernal equinox." Pan Rongbi of the Qing Dynasty wrote in The Chronicles of the Capital: “Sacrifices to the sun on the Spring Equinox and to the moon on the Autumn Equinox are grand national ceremonies, and scholars and common people are not allowed to offer sacrifices on their own. |
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