立春

Beginning of Spring

立春 · Lìchūn

Beginning of Spring, or Lìchūn, is the solar term that starts the BaZi year and its first month. It occurs when the Sun reaches an ecliptic longitude of 315 degrees.

In more detail

It is a precise calendar instant, not a fixed date or the Lunar New Year. Its name comes from the traditional seasonal calendar and does not describe spring weather everywhere.

Also called: Start of Spring · Spring Commences · Lichun

The characters

立lìto stand; to set up; to begin
春chūnspring

Together, 立春 reads “spring is set up”: the moment spring begins.

Sources

淮南子 · 天文训：全年节气序列中的立春
Hong Kong Observatory · The 24 Solar Terms: minor and major terms; solar longitudes

These terms describe a traditional symbolic framework. Chart interpretation and our naming method remain experimental.

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