Re: Intercalation & Calendar Numbers (was: samhain?)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 4, 2004, 18:19 |
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On Thu, Nov 04, 2004 at 12:26:44PM -0500, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> In the Chinese calendar, which uses a similar system, the intercalated
> month varies in position depending on which "solar month" (30-degree arc
> of the Sun's path through the Zodiac) has no new moon.
Argh, backwards. It's which solar month has *two* new moons - 12 solar months,
13 lunar months, hence the leap year. The month that has no solar month
boundary falling within it is the leap month.