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The traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Dàxuě (Chinese: 大雪; pinyin: dàxuě) is the 21st solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 255° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 270°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 255°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 7 December and ends around 21 December (22 December East Asia time).
| Daxue | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | major snow | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | đại tuyết | ||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 대설 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | たいせつ | ||||||||||||||
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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 |
Pentads
edit- 鶡旦不鳴, 'The jie-bird ceases to crow': the jie is a bird, similar to the pheasant, which is believed to be aggressive and combatant. As winter progresses, even this active bird slows and ceases to crow.
- 虎始交, 'Tigers begin to mate'
- 荔挺生, 'The litchi plant (tree) starts to germinate.'
Date and time
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| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-12-07 01:28 | 2001-12-21 19:21 |
| 壬午 | 2002-12-07 07:14 | 2002-12-22 01:14 |
| 癸未 | 2003-12-07 13:05 | 2003-12-22 07:03 |
| 甲申 | 2004-12-06 18:48 | 2004-12-21 12:41 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-12-07 00:32 | 2005-12-21 18:34 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-12-07 06:26 | 2006-12-22 00:22 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-12-07 12:14 | 2007-12-22 06:07 |
| 戊子 | 2008-12-06 18:02 | 2008-12-21 12:03 |
| 己丑 | 2009-12-06 23:52 | 2009-12-21 17:46 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-12-07 05:38 | 2010-12-21 23:38 |
| 辛卯 | 2011-12-07 11:29 | 2011-12-22 05:30 |
| 壬辰 | 2012-12-06 17:18 | 2012-12-21 11:11 |
| 癸巳 | 2013-12-06 23:08 | 2013-12-21 17:11 |
| 甲午 | 2014-12-07 05:04 | 2014-12-21 23:03 |
| 乙未 | 2015-12-07 10:52 | 2015-12-22 04:45 |
| 丙申 | 2016-12-06 16:42 | 2016-12-21 10:43 |
| 丁酉 | 2017-12-06 22:33 | 2017-12-21 16:29 |
| 戊戌 | 2018-12-07 04:23 | 2018-12-21 22:23 |
| 己亥 | 2019-12-07 10:17 | 2019-12-22 04:17 |
| 庚子 | 2020-12-06 16:11 | 2020-12-21 10:01 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
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.