The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Xiǎoxuě, Shōsetsu, Soseol, or Tiểu tuyết (Chinese and Japanese: 小雪; pinyin: xiǎoxuě; rōmaji: shōsetsu; Korean: 소설; romaja: soseol; Vietnamese: tiểu tuyết; "minor snow") 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.
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
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辛巳
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2001-11-22 06:00
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2001-12-07 01:28
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壬午
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2002-11-22 11:53
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2002-12-07 07:14
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癸未
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2003-11-22 17:43
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2003-12-07 13:05
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甲申
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2004-11-21 23:21
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2004-12-06 18:48
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乙酉
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2005-11-22 05:14
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2005-12-07 00:32
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丙戌
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2006-11-22 11:01
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2006-12-07 06:26
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丁亥
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2007-11-22 16:49
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2007-12-07 12:14
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戊子
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2008-11-21 22:44
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2008-12-06 18:02
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己丑
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2009-11-22 04:22
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2009-12-06 23:52
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庚寅
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2010-11-22 10:14
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2010-12-07 05:38
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辛卯
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2011-11-22 16:07
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2011-12-07 11:29
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壬辰
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2012-11-21 21:50
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2012-12-06 17:18
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癸巳
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2013-11-22 03:48
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2013-12-06 23:08
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甲午
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2014-11-22 09:38
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2014-12-07 05:04
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Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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