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Rikka (Start of summer): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020May 5, 2020Tue09:51
2021May 5, 2021Wed15:47
2022May 5, 2022Thu21:26
2023May 6, 2023Sat03:19
2024May 5, 2024Sun09:10
2025May 5, 2025Mon14:57
2026May 5, 2026Tue20:49
2027May 6, 2027Thu02:25
2028May 5, 2028Fri08:12
2029May 5, 2029Sat14:08
2030May 5, 2030Sun19:46
2031May 6, 2031Tue01:35
2032May 5, 2032Wed07:26
2033May 5, 2033Thu13:14
2034May 5, 2034Fri19:09
2035May 6, 2035Sun00:55

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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Rikka (Start of summer) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 45°. Next: May 6, 2027 02:25 JST.