Lidong
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| Longi- tude |
Term | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| 315° | Lichun | Feb.4-5 |
| 330° | Yushui | Feb.4-19 |
| 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.5-22 |
| 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.7-24 |
| 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 |
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-Nov-07 08:36 | 2001-Nov-22 06:00 |
| 壬午 | 2002-Nov-07 14:21 | 2002-Nov-22 11:53 |
| 癸未 | 2003-Nov-07 20:13 | 2003-Nov-22 17:43 |
| 甲申 | 2004-Nov-07 01:58 | 2004-Nov-21 23:21 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-Nov-07 07:42 | 2005-Nov-22 05:14 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-Nov-07 13:34 | 2006-Nov-22 11:01 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-Nov-07 19:24 | 2007-Nov-22 16:49 |
| 戊子 | 2008-Nov-07 01:10 | 2008-Nov-21 22:44 |
| 己丑 | 2009-Nov-07 06:56 | 2009-Nov-22 04:22 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-Nov-07 12:42 | 2010-Nov-22 10:14 |
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Lìdōng (pīnyīn) or Rittō (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 立冬; Korean: 입동; Vietnamese: Lập đông; literally: "start of winter") is the 19th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 225° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 240°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 225°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around November 7 and ends around November 22.
Lidong signifies the beginning of winter in East Asian cultures.
| Preceded by Shuangjiang (霜降) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by Xiaoxue (小雪) |
