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.[1] 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) Year | Begin | End |
辛巳 | 2001-11-22 06:00 | 2001-12-07 01:28 |
壬午 | 2002-11-22 11:53 | 2002-12-07 07:14 |
癸未 | 2003-11-22 17:43 | 2003-12-07 13:05 |
甲申 | 2004-11-21 23:21 | 2004-12-06 18:48 |
乙酉 | 2005-11-22 05:15 | 2005-12-07 00:32 |
丙戌 | 2006-11-22 11:01 | 2006-12-07 06:26 |
丁亥 | 2007-11-22 16:49 | 2007-12-07 12:14 |
戊子 | 2008-11-21 22:44 | 2008-12-06 18:02 |
己丑 | 2009-11-22 04:22 | 2009-12-06 23:52 |
庚寅 | 2010-11-22 10:14 | 2010-12-07 05:38 |
辛卯 | 2011-11-22 16:07 | 2011-12-07 11:29 |
壬辰 | 2012-11-21 21:50 | 2012-12-06 17:18 |
癸巳 | 2013-11-22 03:48 | 2013-12-06 23:08 |
甲午 | 2014-11-22 09:38 | 2014-12-07 05:04 |
乙未 | 2015-11-22 15:25 | 2015-12-07 10:53 |
丙申 | 2016-11-21 21:22 | 2016-12-06 16:41 |
丁酉 | 2017-11-22 03:04 | 2017-12-06 22:32 |
戊戌 | 2018-11-22 09:01 | 2018-12-07 04:25 |
己亥 | 2019-11-22 14:58 | 2019-12-07 10:18 |
庚子 | 2020-11-21 20:39 | 2020-12-06 16:09 |
辛丑 | 2021-11-22 02:33 | 2021-12-06 21:57 |
壬寅 | 2022-11-22 08:20 | 2022-12-07 03:46 |
癸卯 | 2023-11-22 14:02 | 2023-12-07 09:32 |
甲辰 | 2024-11-21 19:56 | 2024-12-06 15:17 |
乙巳 | 2025-11-22 01:35 | 2025-12-06 21:04 |
丙午 | 2026-11-22 07:23 | 2026-12-07 02:52 |
丁未 | 2027-11-22 13:16 | 2027-12-07 08:37 |
戊申 | 2028-11-21 18:54 | 2028-12-06 14:24 |
己酉 | 2029-11-22 00:49 | 2029-12-06 20:13 |
庚戌 | 2030-11-22 06:44 | 2030-12-07 02:07 |
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System |
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