Ritto

is a city located in Shiga, Japan.As of June 30, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 62,285. The total area is 52.75 km².The kanji characters for Rittō are "chestnut" and "East" , despite the fact that Rittō is both in the west region of Japan and it has no particularly chestnut trees...

A solar term is one of 24 points in traditional East Asian lunisolar calendars that matches a particular astronomical event or signifies some natural phenomenon. The points are spaced 15° apart along the ecliptic and are used by lunisolar calendars to stay synchronized with the seasons. Solar terms...

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms . Lìdōng or Rittō is the 19^th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 225° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 240°...