Daxue (solar term)
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms. Dàxuě, Taisetsu, Daeseol, or Đại tuyết (Chinese and Japanese: 大雪; pinyin: dàxuě; rōmaji: taisetsu; Korean: 대설; romaja: daeseol; Vietnamese: đại tuyết; "major snow") is the 21st solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 255° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 270°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 255°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 7 December and ends around 21 December (22 December East Asia time).
| Daxue | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | major snow | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | đại tuyết | ||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 대설 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 大雪 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | おおゆき | ||||||||||||||
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| Longitude | Term | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| 315° | Lichun | 4 – 5 February |
| 330° | Yushui | 18–19 February |
| 345° | Jingzhe | 5 – 6 March |
| 0° | Chunfen | 20–21 March |
| 15° | Qingming | 4 – 5 April |
| 30° | Guyu | 20–21 April |
| Summer | ||
| 45° | Lixia | 5 – 6 May |
| 60° | Xiaoman | 21–22 May |
| 75° | Mangzhong | 5 – 6 June |
| 90° | Xiazhi | 21–22 June |
| 105° | Xiaoshu | 7 – 8 July |
| 120° | Dashu | 22–23 July |
| Autumn | ||
| 135° | Liqiu | 7 – 8 August |
| 150° | Chushu | 23–24 August |
| 165° | Bailu | 7 – 8 September |
| 180° | Qiufen | 23–24 September |
| 195° | Hanlu | 8 – 9 October |
| 210° | Shuangjiang | 23–24 October |
| Winter | ||
| 225° | Lidong | 7 – 8 November |
| 240° | Xiaoxue | 22–23 November |
| 255° | Daxue | 7 – 8 December |
| 270° | Dongzhi | 21–22 December |
| 285° | Xiaohan | 5 – 6 January |
| 300° | Dahan | 20–21 January |
Pentads
- 鶡旦不鳴, 'The jie-bird ceases to crow': the jie is a bird, similar to the pheasant, which is believed to be aggressive and combatant. As winter progresses, even this active bird slows and ceases to crow.
- 虎始交, 'Tigers begin to mate'
- 荔挺生
Date and time
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-12-07 01:28 | 2001-12-21 19:21 |
| 壬午 | 2002-12-07 07:14 | 2002-12-22 01:14 |
| 癸未 | 2003-12-07 13:05 | 2003-12-22 07:03 |
| 甲申 | 2004-12-06 18:48 | 2004-12-21 12:41 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-12-07 00:32 | 2005-12-21 18:34 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-12-07 06:26 | 2006-12-22 00:22 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-12-07 12:14 | 2007-12-22 06:07 |
| 戊子 | 2008-12-06 18:02 | 2008-12-21 12:03 |
| 己丑 | 2009-12-06 23:52 | 2009-12-21 17:46 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-12-07 05:38 | 2010-12-21 23:38 |
| 辛卯 | 2011-12-07 11:29 | 2011-12-22 05:30 |
| 壬辰 | 2012-12-06 17:18 | 2012-12-21 11:11 |
| 癸巳 | 2013-12-06 23:08 | 2013-12-21 17:11 |
| 甲午 | 2014-12-07 05:04 | 2014-12-21 23:03 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
| Preceded by Xiaoxue (小雪) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by Dongzhi (冬至) |
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