Liqiu

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Solar term
 Longi-
tude
 
  Term   Calendar
Spring
315° Lichun Feb.4-5
330° Yushui Feb.4-19
345° Jingzhe Mar. 5-6
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
Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2001-Aug-07 10:52 2001-Aug-23 01:27
壬午 2002-Aug-07 16:39 2002-Aug-23 07:16
癸未 2003-Aug-07 22:24 2003-Aug-23 13:08
甲申 2004-Aug-07 04:19 2004-Aug-22 18:53
乙酉 2005-Aug-07 10:03 2005-Aug-23 00:45
丙戌 2006-Aug-07 15:40 2006-Aug-23 06:22
丁亥 2007-Aug-07 21:31 2007-Aug-23 12:07
戊子 2008-Aug-07 03:16 2008-Aug-22 18:02
己丑 2009-Aug-07 09:01 2009-Aug-22 23:38
庚寅 2010-Aug-07 14:49 2010-Aug-23 05:26

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Lìqiū (pīnyīn) or Risshū (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 立秋; Korean: 입추; Vietnamese: Lập thu; literally: "start of autumn") is the 13th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 150°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 135°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around August 7 and ends around August 23.

Liqiu signifies the beginning of autumn in East Asian cultures.


Preceded by
Xiaoshu (大暑)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Chushu (處暑)