Xiaohan

This article is about one of 24 solar terms. For other uses, see Xiaohan (disambiguation).

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.^[1] Xiǎohán, Shōkan, Sohan, or Tiểu hàn (Chinese and Japanese: 小寒; pinyin: xiǎohán; rōmaji: shōkan; Korean: 소한; romaja: sohan; Vietnamese: tiểu hàn; lit. 'minor cold') is the 23rd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 285° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 300°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 285°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 5 January and ends around 20 January.

Xiaohan
Chinese name
Chinese	小寒
Literal meaning	minor cold
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin xiǎohán Bopomofo ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄢˊ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization síu hòhn Jyutping siu2 hon4
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	tiểu hàn
Chữ Hán	小寒
Korean name
Hangul	소한
Hanja	小寒
Transcriptions Revised Romanization sohan
Japanese name
Kanji	小寒
Hiragana	しょうかん
Transcriptions Romanization shōkan

Solar term

Term	Longitude	Dates
Lichun	315°	4–5 February
Yushui	330°	18–19 February
Jingzhe	345°	5–6 March
Chunfen	0°	20–21 March
Qingming	15°	4–5 April
Guyu	30°	20–21 April
Lixia	45°	5–6 May
Xiaoman	60°	21–22 May
Mangzhong	75°	5–6 June
Xiazhi	90°	21–22 June
Xiaoshu	105°	7–8 July
Dashu	120°	22–23 July
Liqiu	135°	7–8 August
Chushu	150°	23–24 August
Bailu	165°	7–8 September
Qiufen	180°	23–24 September
Hanlu	195°	8–9 October
Shuangjiang	210°	23–24 October
Lidong	225°	7–8 November
Xiaoxue	240°	22–23 November
Daxue	255°	7–8 December
Dongzhi	270°	21–22 December
Xiaohan	285°	5–6 January
Dahan	300°	20–21 January

Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)

Year	Begin	End
辛巳	2002-01-05 12:43	2002-01-20 06:02
壬午	2003-01-05 18:27	2003-01-20 11:52
癸未	2004-01-06 00:18	2004-01-20 17:42
甲申	2005-01-05 06:03	2005-01-19 23:21
乙酉	2006-01-05 11:46	2006-01-20 05:15
丙戌	2007-01-05 17:40	2007-01-20 11:00
丁亥	2008-01-05 23:24	2008-01-20 16:43
戊子	2009-01-05 05:14	2009-01-19 22:40
己丑	2010-01-05 11:08	2010-01-20 04:27
庚寅	2011-01-05 16:54	2011-01-20 10:18
辛卯	2012-01-05 22:43	2012-01-20 16:09
壬辰	2013-01-05 04:33	2013-01-19 21:51
癸巳	2014-01-05 10:24	2014-01-20 03:51
甲午	2015-01-05 16:20	2015-01-20 09:43
乙未	2016-01-05 22:08	2016-01-20 15:27
丙申	2017-01-05 03:55	2017-01-19 21:23
丁酉	2018-01-05 09:48	2018-01-20 03:09
戊戌	2019-01-05 15:38	2019-01-20 08:59
己亥	2020-01-05 21:30	2020-01-20 14:54
庚子	2021-01-05 03:23	2021-01-19 20:39
辛丑	2022-01-05 09:14	2022-01-20 02:39
壬寅	2023-01-05 15:04	2023-01-20 08:29
癸卯	2024-01-05 20:49	2024-01-20 14:07
甲辰	2025-01-05 02:32	2025-01-19 20:00
乙巳	2026-01-05 08:23	2026-01-20 01:44
丙午	2027-01-05 14:09	2027-01-20 07:29
丁未	2028-01-05 19:54	2028-01-20 13:21
戊申	2029-01-05 01:41	2029-01-19 19:00
己酉	2030-01-05 07:30	2030-01-20 00:54
庚戌	2031-01-05 13:23	2031-01-20 06:47
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References

1. Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.

Preceded by Dongzhi (冬至)

Solar term (節氣)

Succeeded by Dahan (大寒)