Solar term · ecliptic longitude 315°

Start of Spring

Spring begins, and so does the stem-branch year: Ba Zi and the almanac change the year pillar at this moment, and the first solar month (Yin) starts.

Start of Spring in recent years

Taipei / Beijing time (UTC+8)

20252025-02-03 22:10

20262026-02-04 04:02

20272027-02-04 09:46

20282028-02-04 15:31

20292029-02-03 21:20

20302030-02-04 03:08

Is Start of Spring on the same date every year?

Almost, give or take a day. Solar terms mark the moment the sun reaches ecliptic longitude 315°, so they track the Gregorian calendar closely but move around in the lunar one.

Other solar terms

Minor Cold Major Cold Rain Water Awakening of Insects Spring Equinox Clear and Bright Grain Rain Start of Summer Grain Buds Grain in Ear Summer Solstice Minor Heat Major Heat Start of Autumn End of Heat White Dew Autumn Equinox Cold Dew Frost Descent Start of Winter Minor Snow Major Snow Winter Solstice

This is the general reading. On your own chart it shifts with the stars' brightness, the San Fang Si Zheng and the year you are in.

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