Nineteenth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Lìdōng, Rittō, Ipdong, or Lập đông (Chinese and Japanese: 立冬; pinyin: lìdōng; rōmaji: rittō; Korean: 입동; romaja: ipdong; Vietnamese: lập đông; "start of winter") is the 19th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 225° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 240°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 225°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around November 7 and ends around November 22.[1]
Lidong signifies the beginning of winter in East Asian cultures.[2]
Pentads
- 水始冰, 'Water begins to freeze' – the initial stages of water bodies freezing over.
- 地始凍, 'The earth begins to harden'
- 雉入大水為蜃, 'Pheasants enter the water for clams'
Date and time
Date and Time (UTC)
| year |
begin |
end
|
| 辛巳
|
2001-11-07 08:36
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2001-11-22 06:00
|
| 壬午
|
2002-11-07 14:21
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2002-11-22 11:53
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| 癸未
|
2003-11-07 20:13
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2003-11-22 17:43
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| 甲申
|
2004-11-07 01:58
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2004-11-21 23:21
|
| 乙酉
|
2005-11-07 07:42
|
2005-11-22 05:14
|
| 丙戌
|
2006-11-07 13:34
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2006-11-22 11:01
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| 丁亥
|
2007-11-07 19:24
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2007-11-22 16:49
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| 戊子
|
2008-11-07 01:10
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2008-11-21 22:44
|
| 己丑
|
2009-11-07 06:56
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2009-11-22 04:22
|
| 庚寅
|
2010-11-07 12:42
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2010-11-22 10:14
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| 辛卯
|
2011-11-07 18:34
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2011-11-22 16:07
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| 壬辰
|
2012-11-07 00:25
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2012-11-21 21:50
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| 癸巳
|
2013-11-07 06:13
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2013-11-22 03:48
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| 甲午
|
2014-11-07 12:06
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2014-11-22 09:38
|
| 乙未
|
2015-11-07 18:00
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2015-11-22 15:26
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| 丙申
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2016-11-06 23:47
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2016-11-21 21:23
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| 丁酉
|
2017-11-07 05:34
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2017-11-22 03:02
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| 戊戌
|
2018-11-07 11:30
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2018-11-22 08:59
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| 己亥
|
2019-11-07 17:25
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2019-11-22 14:59
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| 庚子
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2020-11-06 23:13
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2020-11-21 20:40
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| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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References
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