Monday 10 November 2008

Chinese zodiac - the months,days,hours inner animals

The months - the inner animals

The 12 animals are also linked to the traditional Chinese agricultural calendar, which runs alongside the better known lunar calendar. Instead of months, this calendar is divided into 24 two week segments known as Solar Terms. Each animal is linked to two of these solar terms for a period similar to the Western month. Unlike the 60 year lunar calendar, which can vary by as much as a month in relation to the Western calendar, the agricultural calendar varies by only one day, beginning on the Western February 3 or 4 every year. Again unlike the cycle of the lunar years, which begins with the Rat, the agricultural calendar begins with the Tiger as it is the first animal of spring.

An individual's monthly animal sign is called their inner animal and is concerned with what motivates a person. Since this sign dictates the person's love life and inner persona, it is critical to a proper understanding of the individual's compatibility with other signs.

As each sign is linked to a month of the solar year, it is thereby also linked to a season. Each of the elements is also linked to a season (see above), and the element that shares a season with a sign is known as that sign's fixed element. In other words, that element is believed to impart some of its characteristics to the sign concerned. The fixed element of each sign applies also to the year and hour signs, and not just the monthly sign. It is important to note that the fixed element is separate from the cycle of elements which interact with the signs in the 60 year cycle.

Solar Longitude Solar term Western date Lunar Month Fixed Element Season
314° 立春 lìchūn Feb 04 - Feb 18 1st -寅 Tiger Wood Spring
329° 雨水 yǔshuǐ Feb 19 - Mar 05
344° 啓蟄 qǐzhé (驚蟄 jīngzhé) Mar 06 - Mar 20 2nd - 卯 Rabbit Wood Spring
春分 chūnfēn Mar 21 - Apr 04
14° 清明 qīngmíng Apr 05 - Apr 19 3rd - 辰 Dragon Wood Spring
29° 穀雨 gǔyǔ Apr 20 - May 04
44° 立夏 lìxià May 05 - May 20 4th - 巳 Snake Fire Summer
59° 小滿 xiǎomǎn May 21 - June 05
74° 芒種 mángzhòng Jun 06 - Jun 20 5th - 午 Horse Fire Summer
89° 夏至 xiàzhì Jun 21 - Jul 06
104° 小暑 xiǎoshǔ Jul 07 - Jul 22 6th - 未 Ram Fire Summer
119° 大暑 dàshǔ Jul 23 - Aug 06
134° 立秋 lìqiū Aug 07 - Aug 22 7th - 申 Monkey Metal Autumn
149° 處暑 chùshǔ Aug 23 - Sep 07
164° 白露 báilù Sep 08 - Sep 22 8th - 酉 Rooster Metal Autumn
181° 秋分 qiūfēn Sep 23 - Oct 07
194° 寒露 hánlù Oct 08 - Oct 22 9th - 戌 Dog Metal Autumn
211° 霜降 shuāngjiàng Oct 23 - Nov 06
224° 立冬 lìdōng Nov 07 - Nov 21 10th - 亥 Pig Water Winter
244° 小雪 xiǎoxuě Nov 22 - Dec 06
251° 大雪 dàxuě Dec 07 - Dec 21 11th - 子 Rat Water Winter
271° 冬至 dōngzhì Dec 22 - Jan 05
284° 小寒 xiǎohán Jan 06 - Jan 19 12th - 丑 Ox Water Winter
301° 大寒 dàhán Jan 20 - Feb 03

The days

A different animal rules each day. This animal represents the basic personality of the person.

The hours - the secret animals

The Chinese zodiac is also used to label times of day, with each sign corresponding to a "large-hour" or shichen (時辰), which is a two-hour period (24 divided by 12 animals). It is therefore important to know the exact time of birth to determine it. The secret animal is thought to be a person’s truest representation, since this animal is determined by the smallest denominator: a person’s birth hour. As this sign is based on the position of the sun in the sky and not the time of your local clock, it is important to compensate for daylight saving time. However, some online systems already compensate for daylight savings time, and astrologers may compensate your time for you oblivious to the fact that you've compensated it yourself, leading to an inaccurate reading.

The large-hour in which a person is born is their secret animal. It is a person's own true sign which their personality is based on. Note that while this chart is quite precise, the exact time at which each animal begins shifts by the day.

  • 23:00 - 01:00: 子 rat
  • 01:00 - 03:00: 丑 ox
  • 03:00 - 05:00: 寅 tiger
  • 05:00 - 07:00: 卯 rabbit
  • 07:00 - 09:00: 辰 dragon
  • 09:00 - 11:00: 巳 snake
  • 11:00 - 13:00: 午 horse
  • 13:00 - 15:00: 未 Ram
  • 15:00 - 17:00: 申 monkey
  • 17:00 - 19:00: 酉 rooster
  • 19:00 - 21:00: 戌 dog
  • 21:00 - 23:00: 亥 boar

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Unknown said...

If your inner animal is to do with your love them what is your outer animal responsibility for Chinese zodiac