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Geshi (Summer solstice): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Jun 21, 2020Sun06:44
2021Jun 21, 2021Mon12:32
2022Jun 21, 2022Tue18:14
2023Jun 21, 2023Wed23:58
2024Jun 21, 2024Fri05:51
2025Jun 21, 2025Sat11:42
2026Jun 21, 2026Sun17:25
2027Jun 21, 2027Mon23:11
2028Jun 21, 2028Wed05:02
2029Jun 21, 2029Thu10:48
2030Jun 21, 2030Fri16:31
2031Jun 21, 2031Sat22:17
2032Jun 21, 2032Mon04:09
2033Jun 21, 2033Tue10:01
2034Jun 21, 2034Wed15:44
2035Jun 21, 2035Thu21:33

Dates and times 1951–2050 →

Method

Solar terms are the moments the Sun’s apparent ecliptic longitude reaches multiples of 15°, computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris and given in Japan Standard Time. Old-calendar months begin on the JST date of each new moon; the month containing the winter solstice is month 11, and in a year with 13 months the first month without a principal term is the leap month. Rokuyō follow (month + day) of the old calendar; day signs follow the 60-day cycle. Seasonal days use the conventional definitions (e.g. setsubun = the day before risshun, hachijū-hachiya = the 88th day counting risshun as day 1). Dates were cross-checked against the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s published calendar.

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Geshi (Summer solstice) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 90°. Next: Jun 21, 2027 23:11 JST.