Qingming
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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) {{{years}}} |
Succeeded by Guyu (穀雨) |
