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 calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Xiǎohán, Shōkan, Sohan, or Tiểu hàn (Chinese and Japanese: 小寒; pinyin: xiǎohán; rōmaji: shōkan; Korean: 소한; romaja: sohan; Vietnamese: tiểu hàn; lit. 'minor cold') is the 23rd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 285° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 300°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 285°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 5 January and ends around 20 January.

Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)
YearBeginEnd
辛巳2002-01-05 12:432002-01-20 06:02
壬午2003-01-05 18:272003-01-20 11:52
癸未2004-01-06 00:182004-01-20 17:42
甲申2005-01-05 06:032005-01-19 23:21
乙酉2006-01-05 11:462006-01-20 05:15
丙戌2007-01-05 17:402007-01-20 11:00
丁亥2008-01-05 23:242008-01-20 16:43
戊子2009-01-05 05:142009-01-19 22:40
己丑2010-01-05 11:082010-01-20 04:27
庚寅2011-01-05 16:542011-01-20 10:18
辛卯2012-01-05 22:432012-01-20 16:09
壬辰2013-01-05 04:332013-01-19 21:51
癸巳2014-01-05 10:242014-01-20 03:51
甲午2015-01-05 16:202015-01-20 09:43
乙未2016-01-05 22:082016-01-20 15:27
丙申2017-01-05 03:552017-01-19 21:23
丁酉2018-01-05 09:482018-01-20 03:09
戊戌2019-01-05 15:382019-01-20 08:59
己亥2020-01-05 21:302020-01-20 14:54
庚子2021-01-05 03:232021-01-19 20:39
辛丑2022-01-05 09:142022-01-20 02:39
壬寅2023-01-05 15:042023-01-20 08:29
癸卯2024-01-05 20:492024-01-20 14:07
甲辰2025-01-05 02:322025-01-19 20:00
乙巳2026-01-05 08:232026-01-20 01:44
丙午2027-01-05 14:092027-01-20 07:29
丁未2028-01-05 19:542028-01-20 13:21
戊申2029-01-05 01:412029-01-19 19:00
己酉2030-01-05 07:302030-01-20 00:54
庚戌2031-01-05 13:232031-01-20 06:47
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
Preceded byDongzhi (冬至)Solar term (節氣)Succeeded byDahan (大寒)