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Xiaoxue 
Summary
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. 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.
| Xiaoxue | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 小雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | minor snow | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | tiểu tuyết | ||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 小雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 소설 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 小雪 | ||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 小雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | しょうせつ | ||||||||||||||
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| Term | Longitude | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Lichun | 315° | 4–5 February |
| Yushui | 330° | 18–19 February |
| Jingzhe | 345° | 5–6 March |
| Chunfen | 0° | 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 |
Pentads edit
- 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 edit
| 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 05:14 | 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 15:26 | 2015-12-07 10:52 |
| 丙申 | 2016-11-21 21:23 | 2016-12-06 16:42 |
| 丁酉 | 2017-11-22 03:02 | 2017-12-06 22:33 |
| 戊戌 | 2018-11-22 08:59 | 2018-12-07 04:23 |
| 己亥 | 2019-11-22 14:59 | 2019-12-07 10:17 |
| 庚子 | 2020-11-21 20:40 | 2020-12-06 16:11 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
External links edit
- Gregory C. Eaves: Soseol (소설, 小雪), first day of snow, Korea.net, 17 Nov 2016.