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When is February 4th in beginning of spring?

February 4, 2023 10: 42, 2 1 sec, beginning of spring, Saturday, the 14th day of the first lunar month.

Beginning of spring is the first of the 24 solar terms. Standing means "start"; Spring represents warmth and growth. Twenty-four solar terms were originally formulated on the basis of "variable stars". When the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the shade, it is beginning of spring. At present, solar terms are determined according to the longitude of the sun. When the sun reaches longitude 3 15, it will be the beginning of spring, and the festival will be held from February 3 to 5 of the Gregorian calendar every year. In the era of cadres and branches, silver moon is spring, beginning of spring is the beginning of a year, and beginning of spring is the beginning of everything, which means all self-renewal, which means the beginning of a new cycle. In the traditional concept, beginning of spring has auspicious meaning.