中华万年历

Chinese Perpetual Calendar

二十八星宿 / 28 Lunar Mansions

二十八星宿是将天球赤道划分为二十八段的星座体系,广泛用于中国古代天文学与星象学。每座星宿对应特定的动物、方位、五行与吉凶预测。

三千多年前,中国古代天文学家仰望浩瀚星空,看到的不是混沌,而是建筑。他们将苍穹绘制为二十八座天宫——月亮在其每月旅程中依次穿行的宇宙驿站。

这些星宿被归入四大象限,各由一只具有惊天伟力的神兽守护:东方青龙、北方玄武、西方白虎、南方朱雀。四灵合在一起,形成了一座无形的宇宙罗盘,奠定了整个中国天文学、星象学和神圣地理学的方位基础。

The 28 Lunar Mansions are constellations that divide the celestial equator into 28 sections, used in Chinese astronomy and astrology. Each mansion is associated with specific animals, directions, elements, and fortune predictions.

Over three thousand years ago, ancient Chinese astronomers lifted their eyes to the vast canopy of stars and saw not chaos but architecture. They mapped the heavens into twenty-eight celestial mansions — cosmic residences through which the moon travels on its monthly journey across the sky.

These mansions were grouped into four great quadrants, each presided over by a mythical beast of staggering power: the Azure Dragon of the East, the Black Tortoise of the North, the White Tiger of the West, and the Vermilion Bird of the South. Together, these Four Celestial Beasts formed an invisible cosmic compass rose that oriented all of Chinese astronomy, astrology, and spiritual geography.