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.
- 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 (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 05:15
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2005-12-07 00:32
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| 丙戌
|
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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| 乙未
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2015-11-22 15:25
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2015-12-07 10:53
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| 丙申
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2016-11-21 21:22
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2016-12-06 16:41
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| 丁酉
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2017-11-22 03:04
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2017-12-06 22:32
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| 戊戌
|
2018-11-22 09:01
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2018-12-07 04:25
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| 己亥
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2019-11-22 14:58
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2019-12-07 10:18
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| 庚子
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2020-11-21 20:39
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2020-12-06 16:09
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| 辛丑
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2021-11-22 02:33
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2021-12-06 21:57
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| 壬寅
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2022-11-22 08:20
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2022-12-07 03:46
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| 癸卯
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2023-11-22 14:02
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2023-12-07 09:32
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| 甲辰
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2024-11-21 19:56
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2024-12-06 15:17
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| 乙巳
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2025-11-22 01:35
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2025-12-06 21:04
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| 丙午
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2026-11-22 07:23
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2026-12-07 02:52
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| 丁未
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2027-11-22 13:16
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2027-12-07 08:37
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| 戊申
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2028-11-21 18:54
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2028-12-06 14:24
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| 己酉
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2029-11-22 00:49
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2029-12-06 20:13
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| 庚戌
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2030-11-22 06:44
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2030-12-07 02:07
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| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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