Why is there a leap April in the Gengzi year of 2020? How many days are there in the leap April?
When a leap month occurs in the lunar calendar, it means that there are 13 months in the lunar calendar this year, and one month is repeated, which is the leap month of this month; why is there a leap April in the Gengzi year of 2020, and how many days are there in the leap April? While looking through the old almanac, I discovered something special about the leap month of April. In the leap April of 2020, Shuimoxiansheng.com has carefully prepared all the details for you. Let’s explore it carefully together!Why is there a leap April in the Gengzi Year of 2020?Calculation method of leap month:《1》The length of the lunar year is based on the tropical year, using the method of seven leap years in nineteen years; 《2》In the 19-year lunar calendar, there are 12 ordinary years and 7 leap years, each with 13 months. 《3》 The seven leap months are inserted into the nineteen years, and the method of insertion is very particular. 《4》Before the Qin Dynasty, the leap month was placed at the end of the year and was called the "Thirteenth Month". 《5》In the early Han Dynasty, the leap month was placed after September, which was called "Later September". 《6》In the first year of Emperor Wu of Han's reign, leap months were inserted into each month of the year. "7" such as April 2001, February 2004, July 2006, May 2009, June 2017... ——Years when a leap April appears: 1906 (Bingwu Year), 1925 (Yichou Year) 1944 (Jiashen Year), 1963 (Guimao Year) 1974 (Year of the Tiger), 1982 (Year of the Dog) 2001 (Xinsi Year), 2012 (Renchen Year) 2020 (Year of the Rat) ——April 2020, the leap year of Gengzi: (1) 2020 AD is a leap year in the Gregorian calendar, with a total of 366 days, 52 weeks and 2 days; (2) February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020 is the Year of the Pig in the lunar calendar, and January 25, 2020 to February 11, 2021 is the Year of the Rat in the lunar calendar. (3) In 2020, April is the leap month, marking the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival fall on the same day. The first year of the 2020s. How many days are there in leap April?——The leap April in 2020 has 29 days (dates between May 23, 2020 and June 20, 2020)】Number of days in a leap year in the lunar calendar: 383 to 385 days ——The number of days in a leap month year in the lunar calendar is generally 384 days. Such years are the most common among all leap month years in the lunar calendar and occur very frequently. ——There are a few lunar leap years with shorter days, and the number of days in such lunar leap years is as long as 383 days. ——The longest leap month in the lunar calendar can be as long as 385 days, which is very rare. 】Calculation of leap months in leap years of the lunar calendar: one leap year in three years, two leap years in five years, and seven leap years in 19 years; ——The lunar calendar basically has a cycle of 19 years, which corresponds to the same time in the Gregorian calendar. ——For example, May 27, 2001, May 27, 1982 and May 27, 1963 in the Gregorian calendar are all the fifth day of the fourth month in a leap year. The month to which the leap month is added is determined according to the rules of the lunar calendar, mainly based on the correspondence with the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar. The number of days in a leap month in the lunar calendar is the same as that in a normal month, which is 29 or 30 days. The so-called "leap year" in the lunar calendar only refers to leap year and leap month, while the Gregorian calendar also has the term leap year. |
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