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Real-time countdown to Qingming Festival (April 5th) to help you efficiently plan your Tomb-Sweeping Day schedule.
Overview
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Qingming, also called Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, is both a traditional observance and one of the 24 solar terms. A solar term marks the Sun's position along the ecliptic; the Hong Kong Observatory describes the 24 terms as points 15 degrees apart and places Bright and Clear (Qingming) at 15 degrees of solar longitude. Because this is an astronomical marker, the Gregorian date is year-specific rather than a fixed April 5 date.
This countdown calculates the Qingming calendar date for the selected year, then shows the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds to that date. It also displays a corresponding lunar-calendar date. The target is the start of the displayed civil date in the browser's local time, not a countdown to the exact instant when the Sun reaches the term.
Guide
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Open the page to see the current year's Qingming date and countdown.
Use the year selector to view a different year. If the selected date has passed, the page shows how many calendar days ago it was and offers a shortcut to the next year.
Use the calendar or sharing control if you want to save or send the date. Check the saved event's date, time zone, and reminder settings in your own calendar.
The display includes the Gregorian date, weekday, lunar date, and a countdown broken into days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It does not calculate travel time, appointment availability, or a local public-holiday schedule.
Use cases
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Family members can use the year selector to agree on the date, then make travel and gathering plans separately. Share the full date with relatives in other time zones rather than only the remaining-time display.
Event organizers or editors can check a particular year's Qingming date before scheduling a program, announcement, or seasonal publication. Confirm any location-specific holiday arrangements with the relevant calendar.
Teachers and students can compare Qingming dates across years and use the Observatory's astronomy page to discuss why the term falls on different Gregorian dates.
Q&A
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No. It is tied to a solar term, so check the date shown for the particular year instead of assuming a fixed Gregorian date.
No. It counts continuous time to the target date; weekends and holidays are not subtracted.
An almanac may give the exact solar-term instant in a stated time zone. This page counts down to the displayed calendar date at local midnight, so the date boundary and time zone can matter.
The page reports the number of calendar days since the date and provides a way to switch to the following year.
Notes
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The countdown identifies a calendar date for the selected year. It does not determine statutory days off, school or workplace closures, cemetery access, travel conditions, or local event schedules. If you are making time-sensitive plans, confirm those details with the relevant local authority, organizer, or calendar, and check the time zone of any saved calendar event.
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