Re: 二十四節氣(The 24 solar Terms)

Posted by Elinor on 2007/6/17 13:55:30

Here are some information form google:

http://green.kyu.edu.tw/learn/cultures/abstract/24life-001.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_term

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I found the ended date of each solar term at the Wikipedia site that differs from Kathy's post. Do you know why there is a slight difference about the date? Thank you.

Here is an example:

Lichun

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Lìchūn (pīnyīn) or Risshun (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 立春; Korean: 입춘; Vietnamese: Lập xuân; literally: "start of spring") is the 1st solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 315° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 330°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 315°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around February 4 and ends around February 18 (February 19 East Asia time).


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichun