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The time of new moon is vital for solilunar calendars, According to the above JPL HORIZONS data, the new moon in May 2020 is between 2020-May-22 16:27:50 and 2020-May-22 19:47:16 in UTC, that is another date in some other timezones like China and Japan. Therefore, the first date of the fourth month (四月初一) is on 22 May, but it is on 23 May in China and Japan.
JPL Parameters :
S-T-O: Sun-Target-Observer angle New moon at maximum S-T-O, full moon at minimum.