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Chushu

Solar term used in East Asian calendars to signify the end of summer

Solar term
Term Longitude Dates
Lichun 315°4-5 February
Yushui 330°18-19 February
Jingzhe 345°5-6 March
Chunfen 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

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Chǔshǔ, Shosho, Cheoseo, or Xử thử (traditional Chinese: 處暑; simplified Chinese: 处暑; pinyin: chǔshǔ; Japanese: 処暑; rōmaji: shosho; Korean: 처서; romaja: cheoseo; Vietnamese: xử thử; lit. 'limit of heat') is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 165°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 150°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 23 August and ends around 7 September.

01Pentads

  • 鷹乃祭鳥, 'Eagles worship the Birds'
  • 天地始肅, 'Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw', alluding to the end of summer
  • 禾乃登, 'Grains become Ripe'

02Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)
YearBeginEnd
辛巳 2001-08-23 01:27 2001-09-07 13:46
壬午 2002-08-23 07:16 2002-09-07 19:31
癸未 2003-08-23 13:08 2003-09-08 01:20
甲申 2004-08-22 18:53 2004-09-07 07:12
乙酉 2005-08-23 00:45 2005-09-07 12:56
丙戌 2006-08-23 06:22 2006-09-07 18:39
丁亥 2007-08-23 12:07 2007-09-08 00:29
戊子 2008-08-22 18:02 2008-09-07 06:14
己丑 2009-08-22 23:38 2009-09-07 11:57
庚寅 2010-08-23 05:26 2010-09-07 17:44
辛卯 2011-08-23 11:20 2011-09-07 23:34
壬辰 2012-08-22 17:06 2012-09-07 05:29
癸巳 2013-08-22 23:01 2013-09-07 11:16
甲午 2014-08-23 04:46 2014-09-07 17:01
乙未 2015-08-23 10:37 2015-09-07 22:59
丙申 2016-08-22 16:38 2016-09-07 04:51
丁酉 2017-08-22 22:20 2017-09-07 10:38
戊戌 2018-08-23 04:08 2018-09-07 16:29
己亥 2019-08-23 10:02 2019-09-07 22:16
庚子 2020-08-22 15:44 2020-09-07 04:08
辛丑 2021-08-22 21:35 2021-09-07 09:52
壬寅 2022-08-23 03:16 2022-09-07 15:32
癸卯 2023-08-23 09:01 2023-09-07 21:26
甲辰 2024-08-22 14:55 2024-09-07 03:11
乙巳 2025-08-22 20:33 2025-09-07 08:51
丙午 2026-08-23 02:18 2026-09-07 14:41
丁未 2027-08-23 08:14 2027-09-07 20:28
戊申 2028-08-22 14:00 2028-09-07 02:22
己酉 2029-08-22 19:51 2029-09-07 08:11
庚戌 2030-08-23 01:36 2030-09-07 13:52
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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