Peanuts X China Chic 02: 24 Lunar Terms 二十四節氣

24 節氣

24 Lunar Terms

 

in simpler terms

the 4 seaons S/S/F/W

are sub-divided into 6 each

depicting the general climate

of that particular sub-season

 

A solar term is any of 24 points in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon.   The points are spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic and are used by lunisolar calendars to stay synchronized with the seasons, which is crucial for agrarian societies. T   he solar terms are also used to calculate intercalary monthsin East Asian calendars; which month is repeated depends on the position of the sun at the time.   *intro and table adpoted from Wiki page, Solar Term

 

24 Solar Terms

Longi- tude	Chinese name	Est. Date	Usual translation	Remark
315°	立春 lìchūn	Feb 4	start of spring
330°	雨水 yǔshuǐ	Feb 19	rain water	more rain than snow
345°	驚蟄 jīngzhé	Mar 6	awakening of insects	lit. awakening of hibernating insects. See the note at Chinese calendar#Solar term.
0°	春分 chūnfēn	Mar 21	vernal equinox	lit. spring division (or center)
15°	清明 qīngmíng	Apr 5	clear and bright	time for tending graves
30°	穀雨 gǔyǔ	Apr 20	grain rain	lit. grain rain: rain helps grain grow
45°	立夏 lìxià	May 6	start of summer
60°	小滿 xiǎomǎn	May 21	grain full	grains are plump
75°	芒種 mángzhòng	Jun 6	grain in ear	lit. awns (beard of grain) grow
90°	夏至 xiàzhì	Jun 21	summer solstice	lit. summer extreme (of sun's height)
105°	小暑 xiǎoshǔ	Jul 7	minor heat
120°	大暑 dàshǔ	Jul 23	major heat
135°	立秋 lìqiū	Aug 8	start of autumn
150°	處暑 chǔshǔ	Aug 23	limit of heat	lit. dwell in heat
165°	白露 báilù	Sep 8	white dew	condensed moisture makes dew white
180°	秋分 qiūfēn	Sep 23	autumnal equinox	lit. autumn division (or center)
195°	寒露 hánlù	Oct 8	cold dew
210°	霜降 shuāngjiàng	Oct 23	frost descent	appearance of frost and descent of temperature
225°	立冬 lìdōng	Nov 7	start of winter
240°	小雪 xiǎoxuě	Nov 22	minor snow
255°	大雪 dàxuě	Dec 7	major snow
270°	冬至 dōngzhì	Dec 22	winter solstice	lit. winter extreme (of sun's height)
285°	小寒 xiǎohán	Jan 6	minor cold
300°	大寒 dàhán	Jan 20	major cold

 

as depicted by

by artist: 寒花 froidrosarouge

with Peanuts characters

 

Spring

 

Summer

 

Fall / Autumn

 

Winter

2 very end one are not available

as we will hit the seasons

early next year