Lixia

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Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2001-May-05 10:44 2001-May-20 23:44
壬午 2002-May-05 16:37 2002-May-21 05:29
癸未 2003-May-05 22:10 2003-May-21 11:12
甲申 2004-May-05 04:02 2004-May-20 16:59
乙酉 2005-May-05 09:52 2005-May-20 22:47
丙戌 2006-May-05 15:30 2006-May-21 04:31
丁亥 2007-May-05 21:20 2007-May-21 10:11
戊子 2008-May-05 03:03 2008-May-20 16:00
己丑 2009-May-05 08:50 2009-May-20 21:51
庚寅 2010-May-05 14:44 2010-May-21 03:33

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Lìxià (pīnyīn) or Rikka (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 立夏; Korean: 입하; Vietnamese: Lập hạ; literally: "start of summer") is the 7th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 45° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 60°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 45°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around May 5 and ends around May 21.

Lixia signifies the beginning of summer in East Asian cultures.


Preceded by
Guyu (穀雨)
Solar term (節氣)
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Succeeded by
Xiaoman (小滿)