Start of Winter — Born Hour

Start of Winter opens Hai month: water climate begins; year turns toward storage.

Overview

Li Dong (立冬) is the Jie at 225° opening Hai (亥). Month command becomes water with wood residue in classical branch models.

Pentads: 水始冰、地始冻、雉入大水为蜃. Ancient calendars held 立冬天子迎冬 rites.

Customs: eating dumplings in the north (立冬补冬), '立冬食蔗' in some south villages.

Month Pillar Xu → Hai. Hai hides Ren water and Jia wood.

Kind Jie · node

Opens 亥 month.

Culture Custom

补冬 is dietary culture for the cold season — traditional foodways, not medical orders.

Three pentads: water freezes; earth freezes; pheasants become 'mirages'.

Classical: winter is the end — all things store.

Month command: Hai (亥) opens; water command.

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Find Start of Winter in the almanac or chart engine output for your birth year and compare the instant with true solar time.

Jie nodes can move the Month Pillar; Zhong Qi deepen the same month without switching branch.

Start of Winter is a calendrical node and cultural festival, not a weather guarantee or personal luck verdict.