Is there a leap month this year?

Gregorian calendar year 2023 is an ordinary year, ***365 days and 53 weeks. The year of Guimao (Year of the Rabbit) in the lunar calendar, leap in February, ***384 days. Because 2023 is a leap February and there are two beginning of spring in the lunar calendar in 2023, this year is called the year of double spring.

A leap month is a way to set a leap day in a calendar. In Asia (especially China), leap month refers to one month added every two to three years in the lunar calendar. In order to coordinate the contradiction between the tropic year and the lunar year, and prevent the lunar year from being out of touch with the tropic year, that is, the four seasons, 1 leap is increased every 2-3 years. In ancient times, there was a leap week, and there were seven leaps in nineteen years. By the time of Linde calendar in Tang Dynasty, the fixed leap week was abolished, and the leap was set in the month without season, so it was leap time.

The method of distinguishing leap year from average year;

1. Generally, a year divisible by 4 is a leap year, and a year divisible by 4 is a normal year. For example, 1988 2008 is a leap year and 2005 2006 2007 is a flat year.

2. If it is a century year (that is, a hundred years), only a leap year can be divisible by 400, otherwise it is a normal year. For example, 2000 is a leap year, and 1900 is a normal year.

3. Just look at February of that year. There are 29 days in February of leap year and only 28 days in February of normal year.

4. Look at the last two digits of the year. If the last two digits are divisible by 4, it is a leap year, and vice versa.