Qingming

This article is about the solar term. For the festival, see Qingming Festival.
Solar term
  Longitude    Term     Calendar
  Spring
  315°  Lichun  4 – 5 February
  330°  Yushui  18–19 February
  345°  Jingzhe  5 – 6 March
   Chunfen  20–21 March
  15°  Qingming  4 – 5 April
  30°  Guyu  20–21 April
  Summer
  45°  Lixia  5 – 6 May
  60°  Xiaoman  21–22 May
  75°  Mangzhong  5 – 6 June
  90°  Xiazhi  21–22 June
  105°  Xiaoshu  7 – 8 July
  120°  Dashu  22–23 July
  Autumn
  135°  Liqiu  7 – 8 August
  150°  Chushu  23–24 August
  165°  Bailu  7 – 8 September
  180°  Qiufen  23–24 September
  195°  Hanlu  8 – 9 October
  210°  Shuangjiang    23–24 October
  Winter
  225°  Lidong  7 – 8 November
  240°  Xiaoxue  22–23 November
  255°  Daxue  7 – 8 December
  270°  Dongzhi  21–22 December
  285°  Xiaohan  5 – 6 January
  300°  Dahan  20–21 January

Qīngmíng (pīnyīn) or Chīngmíng (MPS II), Seimei (rōmaji), or Cheongmyeong (romaja) (Chinese and Japanese: 清明; Korean: 청명; Vietnamese: Thanh minh; literally: "clear and bright") is the name of the 5th solar term of the traditional East Asian lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms (t. 節氣/s. 节气).[1] In space partitioning, Qingming 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°, usually on April 5th.[2]

Compared to the space partitioning theory, in the time division theory Qingming falls around April 7th or approximately 106.5 days after winter equinox. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 4 or 5 April and ends around 20 April.

Pentads

Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2001-04-04 17:24 2001-04-20 00:35
壬午 2002-04-04 23:18 2002-04-20 06:20
癸未 2003-04-05 04:52 2003-04-20 12:02
甲申 2004-04-04 10:43 2004-04-19 17:50
乙酉 2005-04-04 16:34 2005-04-19 23:37
丙戌 2006-04-04 22:15 2006-04-20 05:26
丁亥 2007-04-05 04:04 2007-04-20 11:07
戊子 2008-04-04 09:45 2008-04-19 16:51
己丑 2009-04-04 15:33 2009-04-19 22:44
庚寅 2010-04-04 21:30 2010-04-20 04:29
辛卯 2011-04-05 03:11 2011-04-20 10:17
壬辰 2012-04-04 09:05 2012-04-19 16:12
癸巳 2013-04-04 15:02 2013-04-19 22:03
甲午 2014-04-04 20:46 2014-04-20 03:55

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

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
Japan

References

  1. "24 Sekki". Glossary. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  2. Matsukawa, Mitsuharu. "24 Sekkis, or Twenty-Four Japanese Small Seasons". Nagoya University. Retrieved 2016-03-21.

See also


Preceded by
Chunfen (春分)
Solar term (節氣/节气) Succeeded by
Guyu (穀雨/谷雨)
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