Friday Jan 16, 2026
Yi Si Year, Ji Chou Month, Geng Yin Day

24 Solar Terms in 2025, 2026

The 24 Solar Terms was created by the farmers in ancient China, it's used to guide the agricultural affairs and farming activities. Based on the sun's position in the zodiac, the 24 solar terms adopts the cycle of the earth's revolution around the sun, which basically summarizes the different positions of the sun on the ecliptic at different times of the year, the exact time of four seasons, the occurrence rules of natural phenomena like rainfall and snowfall, and the time of some phenological phenomena in nature. The 24 solar terms are determined according to the positions of the earth in the ecliptic (i.e. the earth's orbit around the sun) and each corresponds to a certain position of the sun every time it moves 15 degrees on the ecliptic.
Date and Time Information of 24 Solar Terms in 2024, 2025, 2026 and 2027
Solar Terms2025202620272028
Slight Cold (Xiǎohán, 小寒) January 05 10:31 AM January 05 04:24 PM January 05 10:14 PM January 06 04:00 AM
Great Cold (Dàhán, 大寒) January 20 04:00 AM January 20 09:46 AM January 20 03:36 PM January 20 09:28 PM
Vernal Begins (Lìchūn, 立春) February 03 10:10 PM February 04 04:03 AM February 04 09:52 AM February 04 03:39 PM
Rain Water (Yǔshuǐ, 雨水) February 18 06:05 PM February 18 11:51 PM February 19 05:41 AM February 19 11:33 AM
Insects Awaken (Jīnzhé, 惊蛰) March 05 04:04 PM March 05 09:58 PM March 06 03:45 AM March 05 09:32 AM
Vernal Equinox (Chūnfēn, 春分) March 20 04:57 PM March 20 10:41 PM March 21 04:32 AM March 20 10:23 AM
Clear and Bright (Qīngmíng, 清明) April 04 08:42 PM April 05 02:35 AM April 05 08:22 AM April 04 02:09 PM
Grain Rain (Gǔyǔ, 谷雨) April 20 03:47 AM April 20 09:31 AM April 20 03:23 PM April 19 09:12 PM
Summer Begins (Lìxià, 立夏) May 05 01:48 PM May 05 07:41 PM May 06 01:26 AM May 05 07:14 AM
Grain Full (Xiǎomǎn, 小满) May 21 02:44 AM May 21 08:28 AM May 21 02:20 PM May 20 08:08 PM
Grain in Ear (Mángzhǒng, 芒种) June 05 05:47 PM June 05 11:40 PM June 06 05:24 AM June 05 11:13 AM
Summer Solstice (Xiàzhì, 夏至) June 21 10:33 AM June 21 04:16 PM June 21 10:08 PM June 21 03:55 AM
Slight Heat (Xiǎoshǔ, 小暑) July 07 03:57 AM July 07 09:50 AM July 07 03:33 PM July 06 09:23 PM
Great Heat (Dàshǔ, 大暑) July 22 09:23 PM July 23 03:07 AM July 23 09:00 AM July 22 02:46 PM
Autumn Begins (Lìqīu, 立秋) August 07 01:46 PM August 07 07:38 PM August 08 01:22 AM August 07 07:12 AM
Limit of Heat (Chúshǔ, 处暑) August 23 04:31 AM August 23 10:16 AM August 23 04:09 PM August 22 09:54 PM
White Dew (Báilù, 白露) September 07 04:49 PM September 07 10:41 PM September 08 04:24 AM September 07 10:15 AM
Autumnal Equinox (Qīufēn, 秋分) September 23 02:19 AM September 23 08:04 AM September 23 01:58 PM September 22 07:43 PM
Cold Dew (Hánlù, 寒露) October 08 08:39 AM October 08 02:31 PM October 08 08:15 PM October 08 02:07 AM
Frost's Descent (Shuāngjiàng, 霜降) October 23 11:51 AM October 23 05:38 PM October 23 11:32 PM October 23 05:17 AM
Winter Begins (Lìdōng, 立冬) November 07 12:03 PM November 07 05:54 PM November 07 11:39 PM November 07 05:32 AM
Light Snow (Xiǎoxuě, 小雪) November 22 09:36 AM November 22 03:24 PM November 22 09:18 PM November 22 03:03 AM
Great Snow (Dàxuě, 大雪) December 07 05:05 AM December 07 10:55 AM December 07 04:40 PM December 06 10:34 PM
Winter Solstice (Dōngzhì, 冬至) December 21 11:04 PM December 22 04:53 AM December 22 10:46 AM December 21 04:31 PM