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* 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘hour’ evenly
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* 1 day is divided by 12 units evenly
* 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘時’ evenly
* 1 時 is divided into 2 parts: ,
* 1 時 is divided into 2 parts: ‘初’, ‘正’
* Every 初 and 正 is divided by 4 units evenly
* Every 初 and 正 is divided by 4 units ‘刻’ evenly
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Revision as of 02:34, 30 May 2022

This is a list of calendar and timekeeping around the world.

Calendar

name region description
Gregorian calendar world
  • 365 or 366 days in a year
  • days for months: 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31
  • 1 leap day every 4 years, except when the year is divisible by 100 and not divisible by 400; the leap day is placed in the second month
Chinese calendar China
  • 12 or 13 months in a year
  • 29 or 30 days in a month, determined by the moon phase; New Moon is the first day of a month
  • The month with winter solstice is the first month
  • 7 leap months every 19 years; Leap month is the first month without a solar term of an even number

Timekeeping

name region description
world
  • 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘hour’ evenly
  • 1 hour is divided by 60 units ‘minute’ evenly
  • 1 minute is divided by 60 units ‘second’ evenly
Chinese timekeeping China
  • 1 day is divided by 12 units ‘時’ evenly
  • 1 時 is divided into 2 parts: ‘初’, ‘正’
  • Every 初 and 正 is divided by 4 units ‘刻’ evenly