Solar term
TermLongitudeDates
Lichun315°4–5 February
Yushui330°18–19 February
Jingzhe345°5–6 March
Chunfen20–21 March
Qingming15°4–5 April
Guyu30°20–21 April
Lixia45°5–6 May
Xiaoman60°21–22 May
Mangzhong75°5–6 June
Xiazhi90°21–22 June
Xiaoshu105°7–8 July
Dashu120°22–23 July
Liqiu135°7–8 August
Chushu150°23–24 August
Bailu165°7–8 September
Qiufen180°23–24 September
Hanlu195°8–9 October
Shuangjiang210°23–24 October
Lidong225°7–8 November
Xiaoxue240°22–23 November
Daxue255°7–8 December
Dongzhi270°21–22 December
Xiaohan285°5–6 January
Dahan300°20–21 January

The traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Xiǎoxuě (Chinese: 小雪; pinyin: xiǎoxuě) is the 20th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 240° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 255°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 240°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 22 November and ends around 7 December.

Pentads

  • 虹藏不見, 'Rainbows are concealed from view'. It was believed that rainbows were the results of yin and yang energy mixing; winter, being dominated by yin, would not present rainbows.
  • 天氣上騰地氣下降, 'The Qi of the sky ascends, the qi of the earth descends'
  • 閉塞而成冬, 'Closure and stasis create winter'. The end of mixing between sky and earth, yin and yang, leads to the dormancy of winter.

Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)
YearBeginEnd
辛巳2001-11-22 06:002001-12-07 01:28
壬午2002-11-22 11:532002-12-07 07:14
癸未2003-11-22 17:432003-12-07 13:05
甲申2004-11-21 23:212004-12-06 18:48
乙酉2005-11-22 05:152005-12-07 00:32
丙戌2006-11-22 11:012006-12-07 06:26
丁亥2007-11-22 16:492007-12-07 12:14
戊子2008-11-21 22:442008-12-06 18:02
己丑2009-11-22 04:222009-12-06 23:52
庚寅2010-11-22 10:142010-12-07 05:38
辛卯2011-11-22 16:072011-12-07 11:29
壬辰2012-11-21 21:502012-12-06 17:18
癸巳2013-11-22 03:482013-12-06 23:08
甲午2014-11-22 09:382014-12-07 05:04
乙未2015-11-22 15:252015-12-07 10:53
丙申2016-11-21 21:222016-12-06 16:41
丁酉2017-11-22 03:042017-12-06 22:32
戊戌2018-11-22 09:012018-12-07 04:25
己亥2019-11-22 14:582019-12-07 10:18
庚子2020-11-21 20:392020-12-06 16:09
辛丑2021-11-22 02:332021-12-06 21:57
壬寅2022-11-22 08:202022-12-07 03:46
癸卯2023-11-22 14:022023-12-07 09:32
甲辰2024-11-21 19:562024-12-06 15:17
乙巳2025-11-22 01:352025-12-06 21:04
丙午2026-11-22 07:232026-12-07 02:52
丁未2027-11-22 13:162027-12-07 08:37
戊申2028-11-21 18:542028-12-06 14:24
己酉2029-11-22 00:492029-12-06 20:13
庚戌2030-11-22 06:442030-12-07 02:07
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

External links

  • Gregory C. Eaves: , Korea.net, 17 Nov 2016.
Preceded byLidong (立冬)Solar term (節氣)Succeeded byDaxue (大雪)