title: Qingming (solar term)
text: # Qingming (solar term)
  
  Solar term :
  
  | Term | Longitude | Dates |
  | - | - | - |
  | Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
  | Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
  | Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
  | Chunfen | 0° | 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 |
  
  Qīngmíng, Seimei, Cheongmyeong or Thanh minh, is the name of the 5th solar term of the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar, which divides a year into 24 solar terms (t. 節氣/s. 节气). In space partitioning, Qingming begins when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 15° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 30°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 15°, usually on April 5.
  
  Compared to the space partitioning theory, in the time division theory Qingming falls around April 7 or approximately 106.5 days after winter equinox. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 4 or 5 April and ends around 20 April.
  
  ## Pentads
  
  Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are: first pentad (初候), second pentad (次候) and last pentad (末候). Pentads in Qingming include:
  
  ### China
  
  * First pentad: 桐始華/桐始华, 'The paulownia begins to bloom'.
  * Second pentad: 田鼠化為鴽/田鼠化为鴽, 'Voles(you) transform into quails'.
  * Last pentad: 虹始見/虹始见, 'Rainbows begin to appear'.
  
  ### Japan
  
  * First pentad: 玄鳥至 (tsubame itaru), 'The swallow flies back from the south'.
  * Second pentad: 鴻雁北 (kōgan kitae kaeru), 'The goose migrates to the north'.
  * Last pentad: 虹始見 (niji hajimete arawaru), 'Rainbows begin to appear in the sky after shower'.
  
  ## Date and time
  
  Date and Time (UTC) :
  
  | year | begin | end |
  | - | - | - |
  | 辛巳 | 2001-04-04 17:24 | 2001-04-20 00:35 |
  | 壬午 | 2002-04-04 23:18 | 2002-04-20 06:20 |
  | 癸未 | 2003-04-05 04:52 | 2003-04-20 12:02 |
  | 甲申 | 2004-04-04 10:43 | 2004-04-19 17:50 |
  | 乙酉 | 2005-04-04 16:34 | 2005-04-19 23:37 |
  | 丙戌 | 2006-04-04 22:15 | 2006-04-20 05:26 |
  | 丁亥 | 2007-04-05 04:04 | 2007-04-20 11:07 |
  | 戊子 | 2008-04-04 09:45 | 2008-04-19 16:51 |
  | 己丑 | 2009-04-04 15:33 | 2009-04-19 22:44 |
  | 庚寅 | 2010-04-04 21:30 | 2010-04-20 04:29 |
  | 辛卯 | 2011-04-05 03:11 | 2011-04-20 10:17 |
  | 壬辰 | 2012-04-04 09:05 | 2012-04-19 16:12 |
  | 癸巳 | 2013-04-04 15:02 | 2013-04-19 22:03 |
  | 甲午 | 2014-04-04 20:46 | 2014-04-20 03:55 |
  | 乙未 | 2015-04-05 02:39 | 2015-04-20 09:41 |
  | 丙申 | 2016-04-04 08:26 | 2016-04-19 15:31 |
  | 丁酉 | 2017-04-04 14:19 | 2017-04-19 21:29 |
  | 戊戌 | 2018-04-04 20:15 | 2018-04-20 03:12 |
  | 己亥 | 2019-04-05 01:51 | 2019-04-20 08:54 |
  | 庚子 | 2020-04-04 07:37 | 2020-04-19 14:47 |
  | Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System |||
  