The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1]Dàhán, Daikan, Daehan, or Đại hàn (Chinese and Japanese: 大寒; pinyin: dàhán; rōmaji: daikan; Korean: 대한; romaja: daehan; Vietnamese: đại hàn; lit. 'major cold') is the 24th solar term.[2] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 300° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 315°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 300°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 20 January and ends around 4 February.
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| Chinese | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | major cold | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | đại hàn | ||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 대한 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
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| Kanji | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | だいかん | ||||||||||||||
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| Term | Longitude | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
| Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
| Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
| Chunfen | 0° | 20–21 March |
| Qingming | 15° | 4–5 April |
| Guyu | 30° | 20–21 April |
| Lixia | 45° | 5–6 May |
| Xiaoman | 60° | 21–22 May |
| Mangzhong | 75° | 5–6 June |
| Xiazhi | 90° | 21–22 June |
| Xiaoshu | 105° | 7–8 July |
| Dashu | 120° | 22–23 July |
| Liqiu | 135° | 7–8 August |
| Chushu | 150° | 23–24 August |
| Bailu | 165° | 7–8 September |
| Qiufen | 180° | 23–24 September |
| Hanlu | 195° | 8–9 October |
| Shuangjiang | 210° | 23–24 October |
| Lidong | 225° | 7–8 November |
| Xiaoxue | 240° | 22–23 November |
| Daxue | 255° | 7–8 December |
| Dongzhi | 270° | 21–22 December |
| Xiaohan | 285° | 5–6 January |
| Dahan | 300° | 20–21 January |
Date and time
editThis section needs to be updated. (November 2020) |
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2002-01-20 06:02 | 2002-02-04 00:24 |
| 壬午 | 2003-01-20 11:52 | 2003-02-04 06:05 |
| 癸未 | 2004-01-20 17:42 | 2004-02-04 11:56 |
| 甲申 | 2005-01-19 23:21 | 2005-02-03 17:43 |
| 乙酉 | 2006-01-20 05:15 | 2006-02-03 23:27 |
| 丙戌 | 2007-01-20 11:00 | 2007-02-04 05:18 |
| 丁亥 | 2008-01-20 16:43 | 2008-02-04 11:00 |
| 戊子 | 2009-01-19 22:40 | 2009-02-03 16:49 |
| 己丑 | 2010-01-20 04:27 | 2010-02-03 22:47 |
| 庚寅 | 2011-01-20 10:18 | 2011-02-04 04:32 |
| 辛卯 | 2012-01-20 16:09 | 2012-02-04 10:22 |
| 壬辰 | 2013-01-19 21:51 | 2013-02-03 16:13 |
| 癸巳 | 2014-01-20 03:51 | 2014-02-03 22:03 |
| 甲午 | 2015-01-20 09:43 | 2015-02-04 03:58 |
| 乙未 | 2016-01-20 15:29 | 2016-02-04 09:45 |
| 丙申 | 2017-01-19 21:25 | 2017-02-03 15:36 |
| 丁酉 | 2018-01-20 03:08 | 2018-02-03 21:30 |
| 戊戌 | 2019-01-20 08:58 | 2019-02-04 03:13 |
| 己亥 | 2020-01-20 14:56 | 2020-02-04 09:02 |
| 庚子 | 2021-01-19 20:39 | 2021-02-03 14:58 |
| 辛丑 | 2022-01-20 02:39 | 2022-02-03 20:50 |
| 壬寅 | 2023-01-20 08:29 | 2023-02-04 02:42 |
| 癸卯 | 2024-01-20 14:07 | 2024-02-04 08:27 |
| 甲辰 | 2025-01-19 20:00 | 2025-02-03 14:10 |
| 乙巳 | 2026-01-20 01:44 | 2026-02-03 20:02 |
| 丙午 | 2027-01-20 07:29 | 2027-02-04 01:46 |
| 丁未 | 2028-01-20 13:21 | 2028-02-04 07:31 |
| 戊申 | 2029-01-19 19:00 | 2029-02-03 13:20 |
| 己酉 | 2030-01-20 00:54 | 2030-02-03 19:08 |
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References
edit- ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng( (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ^ Yuan, Haiwang (1 February 2016). "The Origin of Chinese New Year". SMS-I-Media Tourism Express. 1 (1).