用月龄历谱法求解西周既望历日及其年代

Solving the Jiwang Date and its Year by the Method of Moon's Age Calendar in the Western Zhou Dynasty

利用“月龄历谱法”求解16条西周既望材料,1)得出部分西周王年和既望历日的公历日期;2)推论武王克商年的上限为BC1040;3)指出西周既望的月龄并不固定,多在16-20日间,其时历法行丑正.

Using the method of moon's age calendar,the 16 Jiwang (near full moon) data that recorded in documents and bronze vessels in Western Zhou dynasty are analysed. It is derived that 1) some of the dates and the periods when the Kings took their powers are ascertained; 2) the upper limit year is BC 1040 when King Wu waged a decisive battle against the last King Zhou of the Shang dynasty; 3) the moom's age range of Jiwang data is from 16 to 20 and the first month of a year is just after the Winter Solstice (named Jian Chou in Chinese).