The ancient working people divided a day and night into twelve periods, and each period was called an hour. Twelve o'clock can refer to either a day or any time. This is the twelve-hour system used in the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Dog time refers to 19 to 2 1 (time). Dogs are the most loyal animals of human beings, and dogs' time is time. Every day 19 to 2 1 is the time. Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai. The ranking of dogs in the zodiac is 1 1, so it is this time of year.
Midnight, 23: 00-65438+ midnight.
Midnight is the first hour of twelve o'clock. At this time, the night is deep and thousands of families have already fallen asleep. But more than a thousand years ago, Zhang Ji, who failed the list, couldn't sleep. The bell of Hanshan Temple rang, slamming into his heart and an eternal poem beyond time and space: Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the bell rang to the passenger ship at midnight. Midnight is the cloudiest time of the day, so you should fall asleep to stay healthy. "When I was young, I got enough sleep and my dark circles were not exposed." Anyone who falls asleep before childhood wakes up fresh and rosy.
Cock crow, clown: 1: 00-3: 00
Wang Anshi wrote in "Climbing the Peak": "Fly to the Chihiro Tower on the mountain, hear the cock crow, and the sun rises." When the rooster crows, the sky is getting dark, and everything becomes clear from sleepiness. At dawn, the rooster crows.
When ugly, the liver meridian is smooth. Huangdi Neijing said: "Blood lies in the liver." At this time, it is necessary to sleep and nourish the liver, let the liver blood bring forth the old and bring forth the new, and smoothly detoxify and store blood. If you don't sleep when you are ugly, your face will be black and blue, your mood will be slow and impetuous, and you will easily get liver disease.
Pingdan, 3: 00-5: 00 Yin Shi
Pindan, it's called dawn now. The sun is above the horizon, and at dawn, everything begins to stir. After the darkest night, there is finally light and hope.
Chinese medicine believes that "if you sleep soundly, your face will be red and your spirit will be enough". At this time, the lung meridian is the most prosperous, and the more you sleep, the better, so as to ensure the average distribution of qi and blood. People who sleep well in Yin Shi will be ruddy, shiny and full of energy.
Sunrise, 5: 00 to 7: 00 Shi Mao time.
At sunrise, the sun rises from the east, the sun shines on the earth, and everything is full of vitality. The ancients all worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. At this time, the ancient court began to go to work to count the number of people, which was called "counting the base".
At this time, it is appropriate to get up in clothes, drink a cup of warm water after getting up, clean up the stomach, expel toxins and start a beautiful day.