The ancients had a mnemonic formula for remembering all 24 and the months in which they occurred.
古人為了便於記憶，曾經編了一個關於節氣口訣：「正月立春雨水，二月驚蟄春分，三月清明谷雨，四月立夏小滿，五月芒種夏至，六月小暑大暑，七月立秋處暑，八月白露秋分，九月寒露霜降，十月立冬小雪，十一月大雪冬至，十二月大寒小寒。」