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death of an emperor, the year was closed out for the purposes of calendric reckoning under the old emperor, and the first year of the new emperor was not counted as having begun until the first of the following calendar year. |
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An additional wrinkle in this system is the nien hao, the reign title or regnal period. An emperor could designate a period of his reign with a name. The year reckoning then included the nien hao as well. For the purposes of computation and simplicity, |
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| Table 9.33 The 24 chieh as Gregorian dates. | | Chieh | Name | Dates A.D. 19931994 | | 1 | Spring Begins | 23 Jan7 Feb | | 2 | Rain Water | 8 Feb22 Feb | | 3 | Excited Insects | 23 Feb9 Mar | | 4 | Vernal Equinox | 10 Mar24 Mar | | 5 | Clear and Bright | 25 Mar9 Apr | | 6 | Grain Rains | 10 Apr24 Apr | | 7 | Summer Begins | 25 Apr9 May | | 8 | Grain Fills | 10 May24 May | | 9 | Grain in Ear | 25 May8 Jun | | 10 | Summer Solstice | 9 Jun24 Jun | | 11 | Slight Heat | 25 Jun9 Jul | | 12 | Great Heat | 10 Jul24 Jul | | 13 | Autumn Begins | 25 Jul8 Aug | | 14 | Limit of Heat | 9 Aug23 Aug | | 15 | White Dew | 24 Aug8 Sep | | 16 | Autumnal Equinox | 9 Sep23 Sep | | 17 | Cold Dew | 24 Sep8 Oct | | 18 | Hoar Frost Descends | 9 Oct23 Oct | | 19 | Winter Begins | 24 Oct7 Nov | | 20 | Little Snow | 8 Nov23 Nov | | 21 | Heavy Snow | 24 Nov8 Dec | | 22 | Winter Solstice | 9 Dec23 Dec | | 23 | Little Cold | 24 Dec7 Jan 1994 | | 24 | Great Cold | 8 Jan22 Jan 1994 |
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