Solar Terms - List of Solar Terms

List of Solar Terms

Longi- tude	Usual translation	Chinese name ¹	Japanese name	Korean name ²	Vietnamese name	Date ³	Remark
315°	start of spring	立春 lìchūn	立春 risshun	입춘 (立春) ipchun	Lập xuân	Feb 4
330°	rain water	雨水 yǔshuǐ	雨水 usui	우수 (雨水) usu	Vũ thủy	Feb 19	more rain than snow
345°	awakening of insects	驚蟄 (惊蛰) jīngzhé	啓蟄 keichitsu	경칩 (驚蟄) gyeongchip	Kinh trập	Mar 6	lit. awakening of hibernating insects. See the note at Chinese calendar#Solar term.
0°	vernal equinox	春分 chūnfēn	春分 shunbun	춘분 (春分) chunbun	Xuân phân	Mar 21	lit. spring division (or center)
15°	clear and bright	清明 qīngmíng	清明 seimei	청명 (清明) cheongmyeong	Thanh minh	Apr 5	time for tending graves
30°	grain rain	穀雨 (谷雨) gǔyǔ	穀雨 kokuu	곡우 (穀雨) gogu	Cốc vũ	Apr 20	lit. grain rain: rain helps grain grow
45°	start of summer	立夏 lìxià	立夏 rikka	입하 (立夏) ipha	Lập hạ	May 6
60°	grain full	小滿 (小满) xiǎomǎn	小満 shōman	소만 (小滿) soman	Tiểu mãn	May 21	grains are plump
75°	grain in ear	芒種 (芒种) mángzhòng	芒種 bōshu	망종 (芒種) mangjong	Mang chủng	Jun 6	lit. awns (beard of grain) grow
90°	summer solstice	夏至 xiàzhì	夏至 geshi	하지 (夏至) haji	Hạ chí	Jun 21	lit. summer extreme (of sun's height)
105°	minor heat	小暑 xiǎoshǔ	小暑 shōsho	소서 (小暑) soseo	Tiểu thử	Jul 7
120°	major heat	大暑 dàshǔ	大暑 taisho	대서 (大暑) daeseo	Đại thử	Jul 23
135°	start of autumn	立秋 lìqiū	立秋 risshū	입추 (立秋) ipchu	Lập thu	Aug 8
150°	limit of heat	處暑 (处暑) chǔshǔ	処暑 shosho	처서 (處暑) cheoseo	Xử thử	Aug 23	lit. dwell in heat
165°	white dew	白露 báilù	白露 hakuro	백로 (白露) baekro	Bạch lộ	Sep 8	condensed moisture makes dew white
180°	autumnal equinox	秋分 qiūfēn	秋分 shūbun	추분 (秋分) chubun	Thu phân	Sep 23	lit. autumn division (or center)
195°	cold dew	寒露 hánlù	寒露 kanro	한로 (寒露) hanlo	Hàn lộ	Oct 8
210°	frost descent	霜降 shuāngjiàng	霜降 sōkō	상강 (霜降) sanggang	Sương giáng	Oct 23	appearance of frost and descent of temperature
225°	start of winter	立冬 lìdōng	立冬 rittō	입동 (立冬) ipdong	Lập đông	Nov 7
240°	minor snow	小雪 xiǎoxuě	小雪 shōsetsu	소설 (小雪) soseol	Tiểu tuyết	Nov 22
255°	major snow	大雪 dàxuě	大雪 taisetsu	대설 (大雪) daeseol	Đại tuyết	Dec 7
270°	winter solstice	冬至 dōngzhì	冬至 tōji	동지 (冬至) dongji	Đông chí	Dec 22	lit. winter extreme (of sun's height)
285°	minor cold	小寒 xiǎohán	小寒 shōkan	소한 (小寒) sohan	Tiểu hàn	Jan 6
300°	major cold	大寒 dàhán	大寒 daikan	대한 (大寒) daehan	Đại hàn	Jan 20

Simplified Chinese characters are shown in parentheses if they differ from the Traditional Chinese characters.
Hanja is indicated in parentheses.
Date can vary within a ±1 day range.

The "Song of Solar Terms" (Chinese: 節氣歌; pinyin: jiéqìgē) is used to ease the memorization of jiéqì:

Chinese

春雨驚春清穀天
夏滿芒夏暑相連
秋處露秋寒霜降
冬雪雪冬小大寒
每月兩節不變更
最多相差一兩天
上半年來六、廿一
下半年是八、廿三

Pinyin

chūn yǔ jīng chūn qīng gǔ tiān,
xià mǎn máng xià shǔ xiāng lián,
qiū chù lù qiū hán shuāng jiàng,
dōng xuě xuě dōng xiǎo dà hán.
měi yuè liǎng jié bù biàn gēng,
zùi duō xiāng chā yī liǎng tiān
shàng bàn nián lái liù, niàn yī
xià bàn nián shì bā, niàn sān

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