Liqiu

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 2001-08-07 10:52 2001-08-23 01:27
壬午 2002-08-07 16:39 2002-08-23 07:16
癸未 2003-08-07 22:24 2003-08-23 13:08
甲申 2004-08-07 04:19 2004-08-22 18:53
乙酉 2005-08-07 10:03 2005-08-23 00:45
丙戌 2006-08-07 15:40 2006-08-23 06:22
丁亥 2007-08-07 21:31 2007-08-23 12:07
戊子 2008-08-07 03:16 2008-08-22 18:02
己丑 2009-08-07 09:01 2009-08-22 23:38
庚寅 2010-08-07 14:49 2010-08-23 05:26
辛卯 2011-08-07 20:33 2011-08-23 11:20
壬辰 2012-08-07 02:30 2012-08-22 17:06
癸巳 2013-08-07 08:20 2013-08-22 23:01
甲午 2014-08-07 14:02 2014-08-23 04:46

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
Dashu (大暑)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Chushu (處暑)