24 Chinese Feasts (Jiéqì, 节气), equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms: Year 2024

0. Enter Gregorian year in [-20800,26800]
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No.
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Sun°
Beijing Time
22
冬至 (Dōngzhì)
Tōji
Winter Solstice
Solstice d'Hiver
270°
Friday, December 22, 2023 11:25:56
23
小寒 (Xiǎohán)
Shōkan
Slight Cold
Petit Froid
285°
Saturday, January 6, 2024 04:47:43
24
大寒 (Dàhán)
Taikan
Great Cold
Grand Froid
300°
Saturday, January 20, 2024 22:05:46
1
立春 (Lìchūn)
Risshun
Beginning of Spring
Début du Printemps
315°
Sunday, February 4, 2024 16:25:23
Chinese New Year : Saturday, February 10, 2024
2
雨水 (Yǔshuǐ)
Usui
Rain Water
Pluies et Eaux
330°
Monday, February 19, 2024 12:11:40
3
惊蛰 (Jīngzhí)
Kēchitsu
Waking of Insects
Activation des Insectes
345°
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 10:21:09
4
春分 (Chūnfēn)
Shunbun
Spring Equinox
Equinoxe du Printemps
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 11:05:07
5
清明 (Qīngmíng)
Sēmē
Pure Brightness
Lumière Pure
15°
Thursday, April 4, 2024 15:00:58
6
谷雨 (Gǔyǔ)
Kokuu
Grain Rain
Graines et Pluies
30°
Friday, April 19, 2024 21:58:37
7
立夏 (Lìxià)
Rikka
Beginning of Summer
Début de l'Eté
45°
Sunday, May 5, 2024 08:08:48
8
小满 (Xiǎomǎn)
Shōman
Grain Full
Petit Remplissement
60°
Monday, May 20, 2024 20:58:18
9
芒种 (Mángzhòng)
Bōshu
Grain in Ear
Semence
75°
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:08:37
10
夏至 (Xiàzhì)
Geshi
Summer Solstice
Solstice d'Eté
90°
Friday, June 21, 2024 04:49:48
11
小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ)
Shōsho
Slight Heat
Petite Chaleur
105°
Saturday, July 6, 2024 22:19:04
12
大暑 (Dàshǔ)
Taisho
Great Heat
Grande Chaleur
120°
Monday, July 22, 2024 15:43:28
13
立秋 (Lìqiū)
Risshū
Beginning of Autumn
Début de l'Automne
135°
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 08:08:22
14
处暑 (Chǔshǔ)
Shosho
Limit of Heat
Limite de Chaleur
150°
Thursday, August 22, 2024 22:53:59
15
白露 (Báilù)
Hakuro
White Dew
Rosée Blanche
165°
Saturday, September 7, 2024 11:10:17
16
秋分 (Qiūfēn)
Shūbun
Autumnal Equinox
Equinoxe de l'Automne
180°
Sunday, September 22, 2024 20:42:29
17
寒露 (Hánlù)
Kanro
Cold Dew
Rosée Froide
195°
Tuesday, October 8, 2024 02:58:42
18
霜降 (Shuāngjiàng)
Sōkō
Descent of Frost
Tombée de Givre
210°
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 06:13:27
19
立冬 (Lìdōng)
Rittō
Beginning of Winter
Début de l'Hiver
225°
Thursday, November 7, 2024 06:18:40
20
小雪 (Xiǎoxuě)
Shōsetsu
Slight Snow
Petite Neige
240°
Friday, November 22, 2024 03:55:01
21
大雪 (Dàxuě)
Taisetsu
Great Snow
Grande Neige
255°
Friday, December 6, 2024 23:15:35
22
冬至 (Dōngzhì)
Tōji
Winter Solstice
Solstice d'Hiver
270°
Saturday, December 21, 2024 17:19:02
23
小寒 (Xiǎohán)
Shōkan
Slight Cold
Petit Froid
285°
Sunday, January 5, 2025 10:31:19
24
大寒 (Dàhán)
Taikan
Great Cold
Grand Froid
300°
Monday, January 20, 2025 03:58:35
Chinese New Year : Wednesday, January 29, 2025
1
立春 (Lìchūn)
Risshun
Beginning of Spring
Début du Printemps
315°
Monday, February 3, 2025 22:08:59
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Here is the 24 Chinese Feasts (Jiéqì, 节气), equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms for the year 2024.

If you want also the dates of these Chinese feasts on the Chinese Lunar Calendar, here is the link (a slow process) : Detail

Know more about the Chinese Calendar...

What is the Chinese Lunar Calendar ?

The Chinese Calendar is a solilunar calendar. It integrates as well the revolution of the Earth around the Sun as the movement of the Moon around the Earth.

A month begins at the day of the new moon (invisible Moon) and ends at the day before the next new moon. The full moon is either on 15 or 16 of the month.

A Chinese year can have 12 or 13 lunar months, that correspond to the nomber of new moons between two successive winter solstices. The year is appelé leap year if there are 13 months in the year.

If a Chinese year always starts on the 1st month 1, the date marking the beginning of the Chinese New Year in the Gregorian calendar is variable between January and March according to relative position of the Sun - Moon.

Here is the Chinese Calendar of my maternal grand father.

Year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar

A Chinese Year (Suì, 岁) is composed of 4 seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, and sub-divised in 24 Chinese Feasts, equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms of a Chinese Year. The major solar terms Zhōngqì (中气) are given in boldface, while the minor solar terms Jiéqì (节气) are given in lightface.
As these solar terms are only events of the Sun, no lunar event related feasts, such as Chinese New Year which is the day of the first new Moon (day 1 of month 1 of a Chinese lunar year), Dragon Feast (day 5 of month 5 of a Chinese lunar year), are in the list.

Since the creation of the People's Republic of China on October 1st 1949 by the President MAO Zedong (Mao Tsetong), China has officially adopted the Gregorian calendar, or the solar calendar for the administration purpose. Nevertheless, the Chinese People keep their traditional feasts fixed on the dates of the Chinese Lunar Calendar. These feasts are very vivid today such as the Spring Festivities, symbol of the arrival of the Chinese New Year.

The Spring Festival takes place always on the first day of the first month on the Chinese Lunar Calendar. But the date on the solar calendar varies with the year. Il is always on January or February of the current year on the solar calendar, but its date can be obtained only by a very complex calculation of the dual movement of the Earth and of the Moon.

In the Ancient Chinese History of 24 dynasties, the time has neither beginning, nor ending. Each dynasty hopes an infinite reign on time and each emperor starts counting by his first year of reign as year 1. For example, the Emperor KangXi of the Qing Dynasty counts his reign by KangXi year 1, KangXi year 2, KangXi year 3, ...

Nowadays, the Chinese have officially the Gregorian year. This is to say, the year 2024 for this year. But as the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) is considered as the Creator of the Chinese Nation, the population count also as Huangdi 4722 for this year.

To know more about chinese feasts of the 4 seasons related to the chinese calendar, the chinese lunar calendar of my grand father would be a precious help.

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