The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1]Lìqiū,Risshū,Ipchu,or Lập thu (Chinese:立秋;pinyin:lìqiū) is the 13th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 135°and ends when it reaches the longitude of 150°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 135°. In the Gregorian calendar,it usually begins around August 7 and ends around August 23.
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