Liqiu

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Liqiu
Woodcut depicting Risshū (Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1865)
Chinese name
Chinese立秋
Literal meaningstart of autumn
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetlập thu
Chữ Hán立秋
Korean name
Hangul입추
Hanja立秋
Japanese name
Kanji立秋
Hiraganaりっしゅう
Solar term
Term Longitude Dates
Lichun 315° 4–5 February
Yushui 330° 18–19 February
Jingzhe 345° 5–6 March
Chunfen 20–21 March
Qingming 15° 4–5 April
Guyu 30° 20–21 April
Lixia 45° 5–6 May
Xiaoman 60° 21–22 May
Mangzhong 75° 5–6 June
Xiazhi 90° 21–22 June
Xiaoshu 105° 7–8 July
Dashu 120° 22–23 July
Liqiu 135° 7–8 August
Chushu 150° 23–24 August
Bailu 165° 7–8 September
Qiufen 180° 23–24 September
Hanlu 195° 8–9 October
Shuangjiang 210° 23–24 October
Lidong 225° 7–8 November
Xiaoxue 240° 22–23 November
Daxue 255° 7–8 December
Dongzhi 270° 21–22 December
Xiaohan 285° 5–6 January
Dahan 300° 20–21 January


The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Lìqiū, Risshū, Ipchu, or Lập thu (Chinese: 立秋; pinyin: lìqiū) 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.

Date and time[edit]

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
乙未 2015-08-07 20:02 2015-08-23 10:35
丙申 2016-08-07 01:51 2016-08-22 16:39
丁酉 2017-08-07 07:37 2017-08-22 22:20
戊戌 2018-08-07 13:30 2018-08-23 04:05
己亥 2019-08-07 19:14 2019-08-23 10:00
庚子 2020-08-07 01:04 2020-08-22 15:45
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References[edit]

  1. ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.
Preceded by
Dashu (大暑)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Chushu (處暑)