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Jieqi

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A Jiéqì is one of 24 points spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic used by all traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars to stay synchronized with the seasons. Because the Sun's speed along the ecliptic varies depending on the Earth-Sun distance, the number of days that it takes the Sun to travel between each pair of jiéqì varies slightly throughout the year. Jiéqìs originated in China, then spread to Korea, Vietnam, and Japan.

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List of Jieqi

(Twenty-four-)Jieqi
Chinese name		Japanese name		Korean name		Vietnamese name
Traditional:	(二十四)節氣	Kana:	(にじゅうし)せっき	Hangul:	(이십사)절기	Quốc Ngữ:	(24) tiết khí
Simplified:	(二十四)节气	Kanji:	(二十四)節気	Hanja:	(二十四)節氣
Hanyu Pinyin:	(érshísì)jiéqì	Hepburn:	(nijūshi)sekki	Revised:	(isipsa)jeolgi
Wade-Giles:		Nihon-shiki:	(nizyūsi)sekki	MCR:	(isipsa)jǒlki

Longi- tude	Chinese name ¹	Japanese name	Korean name ²	Vietnamese name	Date ³	Usual Translation	Remark
315°	立春 lìchūn	立春 risshun	입춘(立春) ipchun	Lập xuân	Feb 4	start of spring
330°	雨水 yǔshuǐ	雨水 usui	우수(雨水) usu	Vũ thủy	Feb 19	rain water	more rain than snow
345°	驚蟄(惊蛰) jīngzhé	啓蟄 keichitsu	경칩(驚蟄) gyeongchip	Kinh trập	Mar 5	awakening of insects	lit. awakening of hibernating insects. See the note on the Chinese calendar - Jieqi.
0°	春分 chūnfēn	春分 shunbun	춘분(春分) chunbun	Xuân phân	Mar 21	vernal equinox	lit. spring division (or center)
15°	清明 qīngmíng	清明 seimei	청명(清明) cheongmyeong	Thanh minh	Apr 5	clear and bright	time for tending graves
30°	穀雨 gǔyǔ	穀雨 kokuu	곡우(穀雨) gogu	Cốc vũ	Apr 20	grain rain	lit. millet rain: rain helps millet grow
45°	立夏 lìxià	立夏 rikka	입하(立夏) ipa	Lập hạ	May 6	start of summer
60°	小滿(小满) xiǎmǎn	小満 shōman	소만(小滿) soman	Tiểu mãn	May 21	grain full	grains are plump
75°	芒種(芒种) mángzhòng	芒種 bōshu	망종(芒種) mangjong	Mang chủng	Jun 6	grain in ear	lit. awns (beard of grain) grow
90°	夏至 xiàzhì	夏至 geshi	하지(夏至) haji	Hạ chí	Jun 21	summer solstice	lit. summer extreme (of sun's height)
105°	小暑 xiǎoshǔ	小暑 shōsho	소서(小暑) soseo	Tiểu thử	Jul 7	minor heat
120°	大暑 dàshǔ	大暑 taisho	대서(大暑) daeseo	Đại thử	Jul 23	major heat
135°	立秋 lìqiū	立秋 risshū	입추(立秋) ipchu	Lập thu	Aug 7	start of autumn
150°	處暑(处暑) chùshǔ	処暑 shosho	처서(處暑) cheoseo	Xử thử	Aug 23	limit of heat	lit. dwell in heat
165°	白露 báilù	白露 hakuro	백로(白露) baekro	Bạch lộ	Sep 8	white dew	condensed moisture makes dew white
180°	秋分 qiūfēn	秋分 shūbun	추분(秋分) chubun	Thu phân	Sep 23	autumnal equinox	lit. autumn division (or center)
195°	寒露 hánlù	寒露 kanro	한로(寒露) hallo	Hàn lộ	Oct 8	cold dew
210°	霜降 shuāngjiàng	霜降 sōkō	상강(霜降) sang-gang	Sương giáng	Oct 23	frost descent	appearance of frost and descent of temperature
225°	立冬 lìdōng	立冬 rittō	입동(立冬) ipdong	Lập đông	Nov 7	start of winter
240°	小雪 xiǎoxuě	小雪 shōsetsu	소설(小雪) soseol	Tiểu tuyết	Nov 22	minor snow
255°	大雪 dàxuě	大雪 taisetsu	대설(大雪) daeseol	Đại tuyết	Dec 7	major snow
270°	冬至 dōngzhì	冬至 tōji	동지(冬至) dong-ji	Đông chí	Dec 22	winter solstice	lit. winter extreme (of sun's height)
285°	小寒 xiǎohán	小寒 shōkan	소한(小寒) sohan	Tiểu hàn	Jan 6	minor cold
300°	大寒 dàhán	大寒 daikan	대한(大寒) daehan	Đại hàn	Jan 20	major cold

Simplified Chinese name is shown in parentheses if it differs from the traditional name.
Hanja is indicated in parentheses.
Date can vary within the ±1 day range.

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Regional notes

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Japan

See also: Japanese calendar.

In Japan, the term Setsubun (節分) originally referred to the eves of Risshun (立春, 315°), Rikka (立夏, 45°), Risshū (立秋, 135°), and Rittō (立冬, 225°), but currently mostly refers to the day before Risshun. The name of each Jieqi points also refer to the period of time beginning with that day until the next jieqi point, or 1/24th of a year.

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