續一切經音義 5.52

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日月失度（下徒故反案青岑子云日太陽之精一歲一周天月太陰之精一月一周天金匱經云月主憂患日主福德故月為刑奇日為德奇常以冬至日在斗二十一度四分度之一春分之日在奎十四度夏至之日在東井二十六度秋分之日在角二度四分度之一差此則為失度也）。

The sun and moon losing their degrees (日月失度: the last character is pronounced *tu* + *gu* [= *dù*]; according to Master Qingcen: "The sun is the essence of extreme yang, completing one circuit of the heavens in one year; the moon is the essence of extreme yin, completing one circuit of the heavens in one month"; the *Jinkui jing* says: "The moon governs distress and calamity, while the sun governs fortune and virtue; therefore the moon is the extraordinary punisher and the sun is the extraordinary benefactor"; usually at the winter solstice the sun is at the twenty-first degree and one quarter of the Dipper [Nandou]; at the spring equinox the sun is at the fourteenth degree of Kui; at the summer solstice the sun is at the twenty-sixth degree of Dongjing; and at the autumn equinox the sun is at the second degree and one quarter of Jiao; any divergence from this constitutes losing their degrees).