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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.[1] 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; "limit of heat") is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season.[2] 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.

Pentads

  • 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'

Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
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 10:35 2015-09-07 22:59
丙申 2016-08-22 16:39 2016-09-07 04:48
丁酉 2017-08-22 22:20 2017-09-07 10:36
戊戌 2018-08-23 04:05 2018-09-07 16:30
己亥 2019-08-23 10:00 2019-09-07 22:16
庚子 2020-08-22 15:45 2020-09-07 04:05
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References

  1. ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng( (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chushu marks the end of summer – People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Preceded by
Liqiu (立秋)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Bailu (白露)
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