The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1]Dàhán, Daikan, Daehan, or Đại hàn (Chinese and Japanese: 大寒; pinyin: dàhán; rōmaji: daikan; Korean: 대한; romaja: daehan; Vietnamese: đại hàn; "major cold") is the 24th solar term.[2] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 300° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 315°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 300°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 20 January and ends around 4 February.
| Dahan | |||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | major cold | ||||||||||||||
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| Vietnamese name | |||||||||||||||
| Vietnamese alphabet | đại hàn | ||||||||||||||
| Chữ Hán | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
| Korean name | |||||||||||||||
| Hangul | 대한 | ||||||||||||||
| Hanja | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
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| Japanese name | |||||||||||||||
| Kanji | 大寒 | ||||||||||||||
| Hiragana | だいかん | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
Date and timeEdit
This section needs to be updated. (November 2020) |
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2002-01-20 06:02 | 2002-02-04 00:24 |
| 壬午 | 2003-01-20 11:52 | 2003-02-04 06:05 |
| 癸未 | 2004-01-20 17:42 | 2004-02-04 11:56 |
| 甲申 | 2005-01-19 23:21 | 2005-02-03 17:43 |
| 乙酉 | 2006-01-20 05:15 | 2006-02-03 23:27 |
| 丙戌 | 2007-01-20 11:00 | 2007-02-04 05:18 |
| 丁亥 | 2008-01-20 16:43 | 2008-02-04 11:00 |
| 戊子 | 2009-01-19 22:40 | 2009-02-03 16:49 |
| 己丑 | 2010-01-20 04:27 | 2010-02-03 22:47 |
| 庚寅 | 2011-01-20 10:18 | 2011-02-04 04:32 |
| 辛卯 | 2012-01-20 16:09 | 2012-02-04 10:22 |
| 壬辰 | 2013-01-19 21:51 | 2013-02-03 16:13 |
| 癸巳 | 2014-01-20 03:51 | 2014-02-03 22:03 |
| 甲午 | 2015-01-20 09:43 | 2015-02-04 03:58 |
| 乙未 | 2016-01-20 15:29 | 2016-02-04 09:45 |
| 丙申 | 2017-01-19 21:25 | 2017-02-03 15:36 |
| 丁酉 | 2018-01-20 03:08 | 2018-02-03 21:30 |
| 戊戌 | 2019-01-20 08:58 | 2019-02-04 03:13 |
| 己亥 | 2020-01-20 14:56 | 2020-02-04 09:02 |
| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System | ||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng( (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.
- ^ Yuan, Haiwang (1 February 2016). "The Origin of Chinese New Year". SMS-I-Media Tourism Express. 1 (1).
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