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Fifth solar term of traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Qīngmíng, Seimei, Cheongmyeong or Thanh minh, is the name of the 5th solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar,[1] which divides a year into 24 solar terms (t. 節氣/s. 节气).[2] 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 5.[3]
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Chinese | 清明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Clear and bright | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vietnamese alphabet | thanh minh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chữ Hán | 清明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hangul | 청명 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hanja | 清明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japanese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kanji | 清明 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hiragana | せいめい | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Term | Longitude | Dates |
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Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
Chunfen | 0° | 20–21 March |
Qingming | 15° | 4–5 April |
Guyu | 30° | 20–21 April |
Lixia | 45° | 5–6 May |
Xiaoman | 60° | 21–22 May |
Mangzhong | 75° | 5–6 June |
Xiazhi | 90° | 21–22 June |
Xiaoshu | 105° | 7–8 July |
Dashu | 120° | 22–23 July |
Liqiu | 135° | 7–8 August |
Chushu | 150° | 23–24 August |
Bailu | 165° | 7–8 September |
Qiufen | 180° | 23–24 September |
Hanlu | 195° | 8–9 October |
Shuangjiang | 210° | 23–24 October |
Lidong | 225° | 7–8 November |
Xiaoxue | 240° | 22–23 November |
Daxue | 255° | 7–8 December |
Dongzhi | 270° | 21–22 December |
Xiaohan | 285° | 5–6 January |
Dahan | 300° | 20–21 January |
Compared to the space partitioning theory, in the time division theory Qingming falls around April 7 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.
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:
This section needs to be updated. (November 2020) |
year | begin | end |
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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 |
乙未 | 2015-04-05 02:39 | 2015-04-20 09:41 |
丙申 | 2016-04-04 08:26 | 2016-04-19 15:31 |
丁酉 | 2017-04-04 14:19 | 2017-04-19 21:29 |
戊戌 | 2018-04-04 20:15 | 2018-04-20 03:12 |
己亥 | 2019-04-05 01:51 | 2019-04-20 08:54 |
庚子 | 2020-04-04 07:37 | 2020-04-19 14:47 |
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System |
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