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Xiaohan

Twenty-third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars

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. Xiǎohán, Shōkan, Sohan, or Tiểu hàn (Chinese and Japanese: 小寒; pinyin: xiǎohán; rōmaji: shōkan; Korean: 소한; romaja: sohan; Vietnamese: tiểu hàn; lit. 'minor cold') is the 23rd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 285° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 300°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 285°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 5 January and ends around 20 January.

01Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)
YearBeginEnd
辛巳 2002-01-05 12:43 2002-01-20 06:02
壬午 2003-01-05 18:27 2003-01-20 11:52
癸未 2004-01-06 00:18 2004-01-20 17:42
甲申 2005-01-05 06:03 2005-01-19 23:21
乙酉 2006-01-05 11:46 2006-01-20 05:15
丙戌 2007-01-05 17:40 2007-01-20 11:00
丁亥 2008-01-05 23:24 2008-01-20 16:43
戊子 2009-01-05 05:14 2009-01-19 22:40
己丑 2010-01-05 11:08 2010-01-20 04:27
庚寅 2011-01-05 16:54 2011-01-20 10:18
辛卯 2012-01-05 22:43 2012-01-20 16:09
壬辰 2013-01-05 04:33 2013-01-19 21:51
癸巳 2014-01-05 10:24 2014-01-20 03:51
甲午 2015-01-05 16:20 2015-01-20 09:43
乙未 2016-01-05 22:08 2016-01-20 15:27
丙申 2017-01-05 03:55 2017-01-19 21:23
丁酉 2018-01-05 09:48 2018-01-20 03:09
戊戌 2019-01-05 15:38 2019-01-20 08:59
己亥 2020-01-05 21:30 2020-01-20 14:54
庚子 2021-01-05 03:23 2021-01-19 20:39
辛丑 2022-01-05 09:14 2022-01-20 02:39
壬寅 2023-01-05 15:04 2023-01-20 08:29
癸卯 2024-01-05 20:49 2024-01-20 14:07
甲辰 2025-01-05 02:32 2025-01-19 20:00
乙巳 2026-01-05 08:23 2026-01-20 01:44
丙午 2027-01-05 14:09 2027-01-20 07:29
丁未 2028-01-05 19:54 2028-01-20 13:21
戊申 2029-01-05 01:41 2029-01-19 19:00
己酉 2030-01-05 07:30 2030-01-20 00:54
庚戌 2031-01-05 13:23 2031-01-20 06:47
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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