When is the Winter Solstice in 2018 and what does it mean?
When is the Winter Solstice in 2018? / The ancients divided the Winter Solstice into three stages: "The first stage is when earthworms knot; the second stage is when elk horns fall off; the third stage is when springs start to flow." The Winter Solstice is not only a traditional solar term but also a day for folk reunion. Mr. Shui Mo website has carefully compiled detailed information about the eleventh month of the lunar calendar in 2018. Please visit Mr. Shui Mo website to check it out.When is the Winter Solstice in 2018?Lunar calendar time: November 16, 2018 06:21:42Gregorian calendar time: Saturday, December 22, 2018 06:21:42 Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: Wuxu Year, Jiazi Month, Wuzi Day Five Elements: Earth Earth, Wood Water, Earth Water Eight Characters: Flat Earth Wood, Sea Gold, Thunderbolt Fire [According to the Old Almanac] Marrying, traveling, migrating, taking up a post, building a house, moving into a new home, opening a business, offering sacrifices, coming of age, attending school, seeking a partner [Taboo in the old almanac] Planting, building, property acquisition, digging, damming, releasing water, accepting marriage proposals, praying for offspring, shipping, erecting beams and pillars, burial, drilling, unloading, sailing. Auspicious gods to follow: Sui De, Guan Ri, Jin Kui, Jing An, Long De, Tian Cai. Evil spirits to avoid: Di Huo, Tu Fu, Yue Jian, Yue Yan, Chong Ri. Position of the God of Wealth: God of Joy: Southeast God of Fortune: North God of Wealth: North What does Winter Solstice mean?The ancients said that the winter solstice is when yin reaches its extreme and yang begins to be born. Chen Zhisui's "Zai Jingtang Collection" records: "Summer ends on the Autumnal Equinox, and spring begins on the Winter Solstice." It also says that on the Winter Solstice, the sun reaches its southernmost point, the day is its shortest, and the shadow is its longest. "Winter Solstice" is the natural transformation of yin and yang, heralding good times after bad times.According to legend, the winter solstice is the earliest of the 24 solar terms and is the first of the 24 solar terms. The Winter Solstice is a solar term determined in ancient times based on astronomical phenomena and phenology, when it was determined that the yang energy was gradually beginning to rise. On the day of the winter solstice, the sun moves to 270° of ecliptic longitude (the winter solstice point), and the position of the sun directly above the ground reaches the southernmost point of the year. The sun almost directly hits the Tropic of Capricorn (also known as the winter solstice), and the sunlight is most inclined to the northern hemisphere. Therefore, the winter solstice is the day with the shortest daylight in the year everywhere in the northern hemisphere, and the daylight is shorter the further north you go. North of the Arctic Circle, the sun stays below the horizon all day, making it the day with the most extensive polar night in the Northern Hemisphere in the year. For all parts of the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice is also the day when the sun's noon altitude is the lowest throughout the year. On the winter solstice, the Northern Hemisphere receives the least solar radiation, about 50% less than the Southern Hemisphere. The ancients divided the winter solstice into three stages: "The first stage is when earthworms knot; the second stage is when the elk's horns fall off; the third stage is when the springs begin to flow." Legend has it that earthworms are creatures that bend when they are yin and stretch when they are yang. Although the yang has grown at this time, the yin is still very strong, and the earthworms in the soil are still curled up. The elk and deer are in the same family, but have different yin and yang. The ancients believed that the elk's horns grow backwards, so they are yin, but when yang is born at the winter solstice, the elk feels the yin gradually retreating and sheds their horns. Because the yang is just beginning to grow, the springs in the mountains can flow and be warm. |
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