Chunfen
Spring equinox; day and night are equal and the sun crosses the celestial equator.
Dates vary by a day from year to year and by time zone; the range is the conventional window. The sequence is counted from Lichun, as UNESCO does; some almanacs count from Dongzhi. The season labels follow the traditional Chinese seasons that begin at the four li terms, not Western astronomical seasons.
Correspondences
- Number
- 4
Sacred timing
- Season
- Spring
Nature and meaning
- Pinyin
- Chūnfēn
- Chinese
- 春分
- Meaning
Spring equinox; day and night are equal and the sun crosses the celestial equator.
Details
- Date Range
- Mar 20-22
- Solar Longitude
- 0
- Keywords
- EquinoxBalanceDay night equalWood peak
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