地球の公転位置で決まる二十四節気

　今日は二十四節気の一つ「小雪」ですが、ご覧のように、ハイビスカスが押し競まんじゅうの状態で咲いています。よく見ると蕾が次から次へと生まれてます。最近は気温の低下が進み、室内の温かい所に入れてましたが、昨日は穏やかだったので玄関前に出してやりました。

　しかし、このハイビスカスは春から咲いていて、途中、咲かないこともありましたが、再度、今の時季にこれほど咲くとは、気候変動で何かが狂っているのでしょうか。

　ところで、二十四節気の「小雪」とは黄道十二星座のうち、私たちの地球から見て太陽の背景にある星座が「さそり座」で、有名なアンタレス近くになってます。

　人はよく「私は～座です。」と言いますが、それは「生まれたとき太陽の背景にあった星座」を指します。ところが、２１世紀の現在では、それが狂い出しています。発表されてる星座は紀元前のものであり、地球はその後、いわゆる歳差運動に因り少しずつ変化しています。

　歳差運動とは、天体が角度を変えずに首振り運動することを言います。周期は２７０００年程と考えられてます。丁度、駒が回っていると首を振ることと同じです。地球も自転してるので、今は地軸が北極星方向を向いてますが、遠い将来は地球の真北の星が変化すると考えられてます。

　それはそうと、今日は「いい夫婦の日」です。縁がないので忘れてました。

Dear my overseas friends who are crazy about the movement of earth

　The simultaneous interpretation for you will be later, because from now on I will participate the radio gymnastics held in the park then I take a breakfast in Japan time. After that, I'll interpret into English for your understanding above mentioned contents.

　Today is "Shohsetsu" which is one of the 24 solar terms in Japan and as you can see, the hibiscus are blooming in a state of jostling. If you look closely, you can see the buds forming one after another. Recently, the temperature has been dropping, so I kept her indoors in a warm place, but yesterday it was calm so I let her out in front of the entrance.

　However, this hibiscus has been blooming since last spring, and there were times when it didn't bloom, but I wonder if something is wrong with climate change that it is blooming this much again in this cold season.

　By the way, at the "Shohsetsu" of the 24 solar terms, "Scorpio" which is one of the zodiac constellations that is in the background of the sun as seen from our earth, and is near the famous Antares.

　People often say, "I am a zodiac sign," but this refers to the zodiac sign that was in the background of the sun when they were born. However, in the 21st century, the situation is a little bit out of order. The announced constellations date back to BC, and the Earth has been changing little by little since then due to so-called precession.

　Precession refers to the oscillation of celestial bodies without changing their axis angle. The period is thought to be about 27,000 years. It is exactly the same as when a top is spinning. The Earth is also rotating, so currently the Earth's axis is pointing toward the North Star, but it is thought that the star directly north of the Earth will change in the distant future.

　By the way, today is "Good Couple Day". I forgot about it because I had no connection with it.

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