Lidong

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Solar term
 Longi-
tude 
  Term   Calendar
Spring
315°Lichun4-5 February
330°Yushui18-19 February
345°Jingzhe5-6 March
Chunfen20-21 March
15°Qingming4-5 April
30°Guyu20-21 April
Summer
45°Lixia5-6 May
60°Xiaoman21-22 May
75°Mangzhong5-6 June
90°Xiazhi21-22 June
105°Xiaoshu7-8 July
120°Dashu22-23 July
Autumn
135°Liqiu7-8 August
150°Chushu23-24 August
165°Bailu7-8 September
180°Qiufen23-24 September
195°Hanlu8-9 October
210°Shuangjiang23-24 October
Winter
225°Lidong7-8 November
240°Xiaoxue22-23 November
255°Daxue7-8 December
270°Dongzhi21-22 December
285°Xiaohan5-6 January
300°Dahan20-21 January
Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2001-11-07 08:36 2001-11-22 06:00
壬午 2002-11-07 14:21 2002-11-22 11:53
癸未 2003-11-07 20:13 2003-11-22 17:43
甲申 2004-11-07 01:58 2004-11-21 23:21
乙酉 2005-11-07 07:42 2005-11-22 05:14
丙戌 2006-11-07 13:34 2006-11-22 11:01
丁亥 2007-11-07 19:24 2007-11-22 16:49
戊子 2008-11-07 01:10 2008-11-21 22:44
己丑 2009-11-07 06:56 2009-11-22 04:22
庚寅 2010-11-07 12:42 2010-11-22 10:14
辛卯 2011-11-07 18:34 2011-11-22 16:07
壬辰 2012-11-07 00:25 2012-11-21 21:50
癸巳 2013-11-07 06:13 2013-11-22 03:48
甲午 2014-11-07 12:06 2014-11-22 09:38

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

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.

Pentads

  • 水始冰, 'Water begins to freeze' - the initial stages of water bodies freezing over.
  • 地始凍, 'The earth begins to harden'
  • 雉入大水為蜃, 'Pheasants enter the water and become clams'

Preceded by
Shuangjiang (霜降)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Xiaoxue (小雪)
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