Daxue (solar term)

Solar term

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

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Dàxuě (pīnyīn), Taisetsu (rōmaji), or Daeseol (romaja) (Chinese and Japanese: 大雪; Korean: 대설; Vietnamese: Đại tuyết; literally: "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).

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 (UTC)

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