Yichou

The yichou , or yi-tch' eou (Chinese traditional and simplified: zh-Hant 乙丑; Pinyin: yǐchǒu ) is the second element of the sexagesimal Cycle Chinese. It is preceded by the Jiazi and is followed by the Bingyin .

With the celestial Tige yi is associated the Yin and the element Bois, and by the terrestrial Branche cabbage , the Yin, the element Ground, and the sign of the ox. In the symbolic system of the five elements, the yichou thus corresponds to the “wood which destroys the ground. ”

Years of the yichou

The transition towards the Gregorian calendar is done while multiplying by sixty and by adding five. Are thus called year of the yichou the years:

Month of the yichou

The month of the yichou begin the day of the Xiaohan (“small cold”, between the 5 and January 7th), and finishes the day preceding the Lichun (“establishment of spring”, between the 2 and February 5th marking the beginning of spring in China) by the years to the celestial stems wu and GUI , is every five years. Are for example “month of yichou”:

…
of the January 6th 2004 with the February 3rd 2004
of the January 5th 2009 with the February 2nd 2009
etc

Day of the yichou

The following tables establish the correspondence between the Western calendars and the days of the yichou . For example, in 2001 were day of the yichou on January 2nd, March 3rd, May 2nd, July 1st, August 30th, October 29th and on December 28th.

Hour of the yichou

The hours of the yichou are:

of 1 with 3 H of the morning, Beijing time (UTC +8) at the time of the days containing the celestial stems jia and ji .

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