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9th lunar month · 22th day
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Bing-Wu
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Wu-Xu
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Wu-Yin
Animal · HorseHalloween
Good forcatching
Avoidopening a business · trade · offerings
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The 24 solar terms
tap to readThe 24 solar terms divide the sun's path along the ecliptic into 24 nodes, one every 15°, tracking season, temperature and farm work. They took shape in the Yellow River basin and joined UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2016. The dates below are the usual Gregorian windows; they can shift by a day from year to year.
Beginning of SpringLi ChunRain WaterYu ShuiAwakening of InsectsJing ZheSpring EquinoxChun FenPure BrightnessQing MingGrain RainGu YuBeginning of SummerLi XiaGrain BudsXiao ManGrain in EarMang ZhongSummer SolsticeXia ZhiMinor HeatXiao ShuMajor HeatDa ShuBeginning of AutumnLi QiuEnd of HeatChu ShuWhite DewBai LuAutumn EquinoxQiu FenCold DewHan LuFrost's DescentShuang JiangBeginning of WinterLi DongMinor SnowXiao XueMajor SnowDa XueWinter SolsticeDong ZhiMinor ColdXiao HanMajor ColdDa Han
Calendar data for reference only.