Start of Spring — 立春 (Lìchūn)

Start of Spring (立春, Lìchūn) is the 1st of the 24 solar terms, at the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 315°. It is a sectional term (節): in the BaZi calendar it opens a month and changes the month pillar of a chart.

Customs

The start of spring in the solar calendar: days grow longer, snow still lies in northern China, yet the farming year is open. Customs: “biting the spring” — eating spring rolls and radish, hanging paper swallows, a village rite of “welcoming spring” with a paper ox.

Dates

The moment the Sun reaches 315°, in UTC; add your own time zone.

In the app the Day calendar shows the current term with these customs and the day's almanac, works offline, and the planner reads the month pillar from the sectional terms. See the features.

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