Monday Dec 04, 2023
Gui Mao Year, Gui Hai Month, Bing Shen Day

24 Solar Terms

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 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021
Solar Terms2022202320242025
Slight Cold (Xiǎohán, 小寒) January 05 05:04 PM January 05 10:54 PM January 06 04:47 AM January 05 10:31 AM
Great Cold (Dàhán, 大寒) January 20 10:30 AM January 20 04:19 PM January 20 10:06 PM January 20 04:00 AM
Vernal Begins (Lìchūn, 立春) February 04 04:42 AM February 04 10:33 AM February 04 04:25 PM February 03 10:10 PM
Rain Water (Yǔshuǐ, 雨水) February 19 12:37 AM February 19 06:24 AM February 19 12:12 PM February 18 06:05 PM
Insects Awaken (Jīnzhé, 惊蛰) March 05 10:37 PM March 06 04:29 AM March 05 10:19 AM March 05 04:04 PM
Vernal Equinox (Chūnfēn, 春分) March 20 11:29 PM March 21 05:15 AM March 20 11:04 AM March 20 04:57 PM
Clear and Bright (Qīngmíng, 清明) April 05 03:15 AM April 05 09:07 AM April 04 02:57 PM April 04 08:42 PM
Grain Rain (Gǔyǔ, 谷雨) April 20 10:22 AM April 20 04:07 PM April 19 09:55 PM April 20 03:47 AM
Summer Begins (Lìxià, 立夏) May 05 08:23 PM May 06 02:15 AM May 05 08:03 AM May 05 01:48 PM
Grain Full (Xiǎomǎn, 小满) May 21 09:20 AM May 21 03:04 PM May 20 08:53 PM May 21 02:44 AM
Grain in Ear (Mángzhǒng, 芒种) June 06 12:23 AM June 06 06:15 AM June 05 12:02 PM June 05 05:47 PM
Summer Solstice (Xiàzhì, 夏至) June 21 05:10 PM June 21 10:53 PM June 21 04:43 AM June 21 10:33 AM
Slight Heat (Xiǎoshǔ, 小暑) July 07 10:33 AM July 07 04:25 PM July 06 10:11 PM July 07 03:57 AM
Great Heat (Dàshǔ, 大暑) July 23 04:01 AM July 23 09:44 AM July 22 03:34 PM July 22 09:23 PM
Autumn Begins (Lìqīu, 立秋) August 07 08:21 PM August 08 02:14 AM August 07 07:59 AM August 07 01:46 PM
Limit of Heat (Chúshǔ, 处暑) August 23 11:08 AM August 23 04:52 PM August 22 10:43 PM August 23 04:31 AM
White Dew (Báilù, 白露) September 07 11:23 PM September 08 05:16 AM September 07 11:00 AM September 07 04:49 PM
Autumnal Equinox (Qīufēn, 秋分) September 23 08:55 AM September 23 02:39 PM September 22 08:31 PM September 23 02:19 AM
Cold Dew (Hánlù, 寒露) October 08 03:12 PM October 08 09:05 PM October 08 02:49 AM October 08 08:39 AM
Frost's Descent (Shuāngjiàng, 霜降) October 23 06:26 PM October 24 12:11 AM October 23 06:04 AM October 23 11:51 AM
Winter Begins (Lìdōng, 立冬) November 07 06:34 PM November 08 12:27 AM November 07 06:12 AM November 07 12:03 PM
Light Snow (Xiǎoxuě, 小雪) November 22 04:10 PM November 22 09:55 PM November 22 03:49 AM November 22 09:36 AM
Great Snow (Dàxuě, 大雪) December 07 11:35 AM December 07 05:28 PM December 06 11:12 PM December 07 05:05 AM
Winter Solstice (Dōngzhì, 冬至) December 22 05:37 AM December 22 11:23 AM December 21 05:18 PM December 21 11:04 PM