Qingming
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This article is about the solar term. For the festival, see Qingming Festival.
| Longi- tude |
Term | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| 315° | Lichun | Feb.4-5 |
| 330° | Yushui | Feb.18-19 |
| 345° | Jingzhe | Mar.5-6 |
| 0° | Chunfen | Mar.20-21 |
| 15° | Qingming | Apr.4-5 |
| 30° | Guyu | Apr.20-21 |
| Summer | ||
| 45° | Lixia | May 5-6 |
| 60° | Xiaoman | May 21-22 |
| 75° | Mangzhong | Jun.5-6 |
| 90° | Xiazhi | Jun.21-22 |
| 105° | Xiaoshu | Jul.7-8 |
| 120° | Dashu | Jul.22-23 |
| Autumn | ||
| 135° | Liqiu | Aug.7-8 |
| 150° | Chushu | Aug.23-24 |
| 165° | Bailu | Sep.7-8 |
| 180° | Qiufen | Sep.23-24 |
| 195° | Hanlu | Oct.8-9 |
| 210° | Shuangjiang | Oct.23-24 |
| Winter | ||
| 225° | Lidong | Nov.7-8 |
| 240° | Xiaoxue | Nov.22-23 |
| 255° | Daxue | Dec.7-8 |
| 270° | Dongzhi | Dec.21-22 |
| 285° | Xiaohan | Jan.5-6 |
| 300° | Dahan | Jan.20-21 |
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Qīngmíng (pīnyīn) or Seimei (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 清明; Korean: 청명; Vietnamese: Thanh minh; literally: "clear and bright") is the 5th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 30°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 15°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around April 4 (April 5 East Asia time) and ends around April 20.
[edit] Pentads
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-Apr-04 17:24 | 2001-Apr-20 00:35 |
| 壬午 | 2002-Apr-04 23:18 | 2002-Apr-20 06:20 |
| 癸未 | 2003-Apr-05 04:52 | 2003-Apr-20 12:02 |
| 甲申 | 2004-Apr-04 10:43 | 2004-Apr-19 17:50 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-Apr-04 16:34 | 2005-Apr-19 23:37 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-Apr-04 22:15 | 2006-Apr-20 05:26 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-Apr-05 04:04 | 2007-Apr-20 11:07 |
| 戊子 | 2008-Apr-04 09:45 | 2008-Apr-19 16:51 |
| 己丑 | 2009-Apr-04 15:33 | 2009-Apr-19 22:44 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-Apr-04 21:30 | 2010-Apr-20 04:29 |
Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are: first pentad (初候), second pentad (次候) and last pentad (末候). Pentads in Qingming include:
- China
- First pentad: 桐始華
- Second pentad: 田鼠化為鴽
- Last pentad: 虹始見
- Japan
- First pentad: 玄鳥至
- Second pentad: 鴻雁北
- Last pentad: 虹始見
[edit] See also
- Qingming Festival (清明節), festival celebrated on the day of Qingming
- Cold Food Festival (寒食節), three-day festival starting one day before and ending one day after Qingming
- Zhang Zeduan's Qingming Scroll
| Preceded by Chunfen (春分) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by Guyu (穀雨) |
