onth of a <i>zh&#257;ng</i> cycle. It begins with 0 at k=0, and increases by 12 or 13 each year: 12 if there is no leap month and 13 if there is a leap month. Hence, R(k) follows the recurrence formula<br />
R(0) = 0 &nbsp;, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R(k)= R(k-1) + 12 + J(k-1) &nbsp;&nbsp; (k = 1, 2, 3, ..., 18) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)<br />
The values of R(k) in Table 3 are computed from this recurrence formula. Now that we h