| C | 立冬 |
|---|---|
| L | start of winter |
| P | lìdōng |
| Bpmf | ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ |
| Phfs | Li̍p-tûng |
| J | laap6 dung1 |
| Y | laahp dūng |
| Poj | Li̍p-tong |
| Buc | Lĭk-dĕ̤ng |
| Mblmc | Lì-dóng |
| Kanji | 立冬 |
| Hiragana | りっとう |
| Romaji | rittō |
| Skhanja | 立冬 |
| Skhangul | 입동 |
| Skrr | ipdong |
| Nkhanja | 立冬 |
| Nkhangul | 립동 |
| Nkrr | ripdong |
| Chuhan | 立冬 |
| Qn | lập đông |
| Mnc | ᡨᡠᠸᡝᡵᡳ ᡩᠣᠰᡳᠮᠪᡳ |
| Mnc v | tuweri dosimbi |
| Mon | өвлийн уур |
| Mong | ᠡᠪᠦᠯ ᠦᠨ ᠠᠭᠤᠷ |
The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Lìdōng, Rittō, Ipdong, or Lập đông () 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
| Year | Begin | End |
|---|---|---|
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
See also
References
- ^ Guo, Rongxing (2017-02-06). An Economic Inquiry into the Nonlinear Behaviors of Nations: Dynamic Developments and the Origins of Civilizations. Springer. pp. 160–161. ISBN 978-3-319-48772-4.
- ^ Martzloff, Jean-Claude (2016-09-01). Astronomy and Calendars – The Other Chinese Mathematics: 104 BC - AD 1644. Springer. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-662-49718-0.