The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气/節氣).[1] Shuāngjiàng, Sōkō, Sanggang, or Sương giáng (Chinese and Japanese: 霜降; pinyin: shuāngjiàng; rōmaji: sōkō; Korean: 상강; romaja: sanggang; Vietnamese: sương giáng; lit. 'frost descent') is the 18th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 210° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 225°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 210°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around October 23 and ends around November 7.
The western holiday of Halloween occurs in this solar term.
Pentads
- 豺乃祭獸, 'Dholes make offerings of the beasts'
- 草木黃落, 'The plants yellow and shed leaves'
- 蟄蟲咸俯, 'All insects go dormant'
Date and time
Date and Time (UTC)
| Year |
Begin |
End
|
| 辛巳
|
2001-10-23 08:25
|
2001-11-07 08:36
|
| 壬午
|
2002-10-23 14:17
|
2002-11-07 14:21
|
| 癸未
|
2003-10-23 20:08
|
2003-11-07 20:13
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| 甲申
|
2004-10-23 01:48
|
2004-11-07 01:58
|
| 乙酉
|
2005-10-23 07:42
|
2005-11-07 07:42
|
| 丙戌
|
2006-10-23 13:26
|
2006-11-07 13:34
|
| 丁亥
|
2007-10-23 19:15
|
2007-11-07 19:24
|
| 戊子
|
2008-10-23 01:08
|
2008-11-07 01:10
|
| 己丑
|
2009-10-23 06:43
|
2009-11-07 06:56
|
| 庚寅
|
2010-10-23 12:35
|
2010-11-07 12:42
|
| 辛卯
|
2011-10-23 18:30
|
2011-11-07 18:34
|
| 壬辰
|
2012-10-23 00:13
|
2012-11-07 00:25
|
| 癸巳
|
2013-10-23 06:09
|
2013-11-07 06:13
|
| 甲午
|
2014-10-23 11:57
|
2014-11-07 12:06
|
| 乙未
|
2015-10-23 17:46
|
2015-11-07 17:58
|
| 丙申
|
2016-10-22 23:45
|
2016-11-06 23:47
|
| 丁酉
|
2017-10-23 05:26
|
2017-11-07 05:37
|
| 戊戌
|
2018-10-23 11:22
|
2018-11-07 11:31
|
| 己亥
|
2019-10-23 17:19
|
2019-11-07 17:24
|
| 庚子
|
2020-10-22 22:59
|
2020-11-06 23:13
|
| 辛丑
|
2021-10-23 04:51
|
2021-11-07 04:58
|
| 壬寅
|
2022-10-23 10:35
|
2022-11-07 10:45
|
| 癸卯
|
2023-10-23 16:20
|
2023-11-07 16:35
|
| 甲辰
|
2024-10-22 22:14
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2024-11-06 22:20
|
| 乙巳
|
2025-10-23 03:50
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2025-11-07 04:04
|
| 丙午
|
2026-10-23 09:37
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2026-11-07 09:52
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| 丁未
|
2027-10-23 15:32
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2027-11-07 15:38
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| 戊申
|
2028-10-22 21:13
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2028-11-06 21:27
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| 己酉
|
2029-10-23 03:08
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2029-11-07 03:16
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| 庚戌
|
2030-10-23 09:00
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2030-11-07 09:08
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| Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System
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