- Mangzhong
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Solar term Longi-
tudeTerm Calendar Spring 315° Lichun 4-5 February 330° Yushui 18-19 February 345° Jingzhe 5-6 March 0° Chunfen 20-21 March 15° Qingming 4-5 April 30° Guyu 20-21 April Summer 45° Lixia 5-6 May 60° Xiaoman 21-22 May 75° Mangzhong 5-6 June 90° Xiazhi 21-22 June 105° Xiaoshu 7-8 July 120° Dashu 22-23 July Autumn 135° Liqiu 7-8 August 150° Chushu 23-24 August 165° Bailu 7-8 September 180° Qiufen 23-24 September 195° Hanlu 8-9 October 210° Shuangjiang 23-24 October Winter 225° Lidong 7-8 November 240° Xiaoxue 22-23 November 255° Daxue 7-8 December 270° Dongzhi 21-22 December 285° Xiaohan 5-6 January 300° Dahan 20-21 January Date and Time (UTC) year begin end 辛巳 2001-06-05 14:53 2001-06-21 07:37 壬午 2002-06-05 20:44 2002-06-21 13:24 癸未 2003-06-06 02:19 2003-06-21 19:10 甲申 2004-06-05 08:13 2004-06-21 00:56 乙酉 2005-06-05 14:01 2005-06-21 06:46 丙戌 2006-06-05 19:36 2006-06-21 12:25 丁亥 2007-06-06 01:27 2007-06-21 18:06 戊子 2008-06-05 07:11 2008-06-20 23:59 己丑 2009-06-05 12:59 2009-06-21 05:45 庚寅 2010-06-05 18:49 2010-06-21 11:28 辛卯 2011-06-06 00:27 2011-06-21 17:16 壬辰 2012-06-05 06:25 2012-06-20 23:08 癸巳 2013-06-05 12:23 2013-06-21 05:03 甲午 2014-06-05 18:03 2014-06-21 10:51 The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Mángzhǒng (pīnyīn) or more commonly pronounced as Mángzhòng, or Bōshu (rōmaji) (traditional Chinese: 芒種; simplified Chinese: 芒种; Japanese: 芒種; Korean: 망종; Vietnamese: Mang chủng; literally: "grain in ear") is the 9th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 75° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 90°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 75°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around June 5 (June 6 East Asia time) and ends around June 21.
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Xiaoman (小滿)Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
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