The traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Xiǎoxuě (Chinese: 小雪; pinyin: xiǎoxuě) is the 20th solar term.[1] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 240° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 255°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 240°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 22 November and ends around 7 December.
Pentads
- 虹藏不見, 'Rainbows are concealed from view'. It was believed that rainbows were the results of yin and yang energy mixing; winter, being dominated by yin, would not present rainbows.
- 天氣上騰地氣下降, 'The Qi of the sky ascends, the qi of the earth descends'
- 閉塞而成冬, 'Closure and stasis create winter'. The end of mixing between sky and earth, yin and yang, leads to the dormancy of winter.
Date and time
Date and Time (UTC)
| Year | Begin | End |
|
| 辛巳 |
2001-11-22 06:00 |
2001-12-07 01:28 |
|
| 壬午 |
2002-11-22 11:53 |
2002-12-07 07:14 |
|
| 癸未 |
2003-11-22 17:43 |
2003-12-07 13:05 |
|
| 甲申 |
2004-11-21 23:21 |
2004-12-06 18:48 |
|
| 乙酉 |
2005-11-22 05:15 |
2005-12-07 00:32 |
|
| 丙戌 |
2006-11-22 11:01 |
2006-12-07 06:26 |
|
| 丁亥 |
2007-11-22 16:49 |
2007-12-07 12:14 |
|
| 戊子 |
2008-11-21 22:44 |
2008-12-06 18:02 |
|
| 己丑 |
2009-11-22 04:22 |
2009-12-06 23:52 |
|
| 庚寅 |
2010-11-22 10:14 |
2010-12-07 05:38 |
|
| 辛卯 |
2011-11-22 16:07 |
2011-12-07 11:29 |
|
| 壬辰 |
2012-11-21 21:50 |
2012-12-06 17:18 |
|
| 癸巳 |
2013-11-22 03:48 |
2013-12-06 23:08 |
|
| 甲午 |
2014-11-22 09:38 |
2014-12-07 05:04 |
|
| 乙未 |
2015-11-22 15:25 |
2015-12-07 10:53 |
|
| 丙申 |
2016-11-21 21:22 |
2016-12-06 16:41 |
|
| 丁酉 |
2017-11-22 03:04 |
2017-12-06 22:32 |
|
| 戊戌 |
2018-11-22 09:01 |
2018-12-07 04:25 |
|
| 己亥 |
2019-11-22 14:58 |
2019-12-07 10:18 |
|
| 庚子 |
2020-11-21 20:39 |
2020-12-06 16:09 |
|
| 辛丑 |
2021-11-22 02:33 |
2021-12-06 21:57 |
|
| 壬寅 |
2022-11-22 08:20 |
2022-12-07 03:46 |
|
| 癸卯 |
2023-11-22 14:02 |
2023-12-07 09:32 |
|
| 甲辰 |
2024-11-21 19:56 |
2024-12-06 15:17 |
|
| 乙巳 |
2025-11-22 01:35 |
2025-12-06 21:04 |
|
| 丙午 |
2026-11-22 07:23 |
2026-12-07 02:52 |
|
| 丁未 |
2027-11-22 13:16 |
2027-12-07 08:37 |
|
| 戊申 |
2028-11-21 18:54 |
2028-12-06 14:24 |
|
| 己酉 |
2029-11-22 00:49 |
2029-12-06 20:13 |
|
| 庚戌 |
2030-11-22 06:44 |
2030-12-07 02:07 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System |