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Chunfen
Chinese name
Chinese春分
Literal meaningvernal equinox
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinchūnfēn
Bopomofoㄔㄨㄣ ㄈㄣ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchēun fān
Jyutpingceon1 fan1
Southern Min
Tâi-lôtshun-hun
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetxuân phân
Chữ Hán春分
Korean name
Hangul춘분
Hanja春分
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationchunbun
Japanese name
Kanji春分
Hiraganaしゅんぶん
Transcriptions
Romanizationshunbun
Solar term
Term Longitude Dates
Lichun 315° 4–5 February
Yushui 330° 18–19 February
Jingzhe 345° 5–6 March
Chunfen 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

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Chūnfēn, Shunbun, Chunbun, or Xuân phân is the 4th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 0° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 15°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 20 March and ends around 4 April (5 April East Asia time). It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 0°.

Pentads

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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 Chunfen include:

China

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  • First pentad: 玄鳥至, 'The dark birds arrive'. 'Dark bird' in this case refers to swallows, which are also making their northward migration.[2]
  • Second pentad: 雷乃發聲, 'Thunder sounds', referring to the onset of spring thunderstorms.[2]
  • Last pentad: 始電, 'Lightning begins'. This refers to thunderstorms as well, but also to the gradual lengthening of daytime, and the prevalence of sunlight.[2]

Japan

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A pentad as follows was referred to Japanese traditional calendar presented in a smaller, easy to use, format.

  • First pentad: Suzume hajimete sukuu (雀始巣), 'Sparrow begins holding a nest'.[3]
  • Second pentad: Sakura hajimete hiraku (桜始開), 'Cherry blossoms open for the first time'.[3]
  • Last pentad: Kaminari sunawachi koeo hassu (雷乃発声), 'Distant thunder start to sound'.[3]

Date and time

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Date and Time (UTC)
Year Begin End
辛巳 2001-03-20 13:30 2001-04-04 17:24
壬午 2002-03-20 19:16 2002-04-04 23:18
癸未 2003-03-21 00:59 2003-04-05 04:52
甲申 2004-03-20 06:48 2004-04-04 10:43
乙酉 2005-03-20 12:33 2005-04-04 16:34
丙戌 2006-03-20 18:25 2006-04-04 22:15
丁亥 2007-03-21 00:07 2007-04-05 04:04
戊子 2008-03-20 05:48 2008-04-04 09:45
己丑 2009-03-20 11:43 2009-04-04 15:33
庚寅 2010-03-20 17:32 2010-04-04 21:30
辛卯 2011-03-20 23:20 2011-04-05 03:11
壬辰 2012-03-20 05:14 2012-04-04 09:05
癸巳 2013-03-20 11:01 2013-04-04 15:02
甲午 2014-03-20 16:57 2014-04-04 20:46
乙未 2015-03-20 22:45 2015-04-05 02:39
丙申 2016-03-20 04:30 2016-04-04 08:27
丁酉 2017-03-20 10:28 2017-04-04 14:17
戊戌 2018-03-20 16:15 2018-04-04 20:12
己亥 2019-03-20 21:58 2019-04-05 01:51
庚子 2020-03-20 03:49 2020-04-04 07:38
辛丑 2021-03-20 09:37 2021-04-04 13:35
壬寅 2022-03-20 15:33 2022-04-04 19:20
癸卯 2023-03-20 21:24 2023-04-05 01:13
甲辰 2024-03-20 03:06 2024-04-04 07:02
乙巳 2025-03-20 09:01 2025-04-04 12:48
丙午 2026-03-20 14:45 2026-04-04 18:40
丁未 2027-03-20 20:24 2027-04-05 00:17
戊申 2028-03-20 02:17 2028-04-04 06:03
己酉 2029-03-20 08:01 2029-04-04 11:58
庚戌 2030-03-20 13:52 2030-04-04 17:41
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng( (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Kondō Heijō (近藤瓶城), ed. (1901). 新加纂録類 (Shinka Sanrokurui). Vol. 19. (Meiji 34). Tokyo: 近藤活版所 (Kondō Kappansho). p. 110. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ a b c Fujisawa, Morihiko (1961). 年中行事編 (Nenjū Gyōjihen). Vol. 7. Tokyo: Akane Shobō. p. 103. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Preceded by
Jingzhe (驚蟄)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Qingming (清明)