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Risshun (Start of spring): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Feb 4, 2020Tue18:03
2021Feb 3, 2021Wed23:59
2022Feb 4, 2022Fri05:51
2023Feb 4, 2023Sat11:43
2024Feb 4, 2024Sun17:27
2025Feb 3, 2025Mon23:10
2026Feb 4, 2026Wed05:02
2027Feb 4, 2027Thu10:46
2028Feb 4, 2028Fri16:31
2029Feb 3, 2029Sat22:21
2030Feb 4, 2030Mon04:08
2031Feb 4, 2031Tue09:58
2032Feb 4, 2032Wed15:49
2033Feb 3, 2033Thu21:42
2034Feb 4, 2034Sat03:41
2035Feb 4, 2035Sun09:32

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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Risshun (Start of spring) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 315°. Next: Feb 4, 2027 10:46 JST.