No. | Chinese | Japanese | English | French | Sun° | Beijing Time |
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22 | 冬至 (Dōngzhì) | Tōji | Winter Solstice | Solstice d'Hiver | 270° | Thursday, December 22, 2022 05:46:35 |
23 | 小寒 (Xiǎohán) | Shōkan | Slight Cold | Petit Froid | 285° | Thursday, January 5, 2023 23:03:17 |
24 | 大寒 (Dàhán) | Taikan | Great Cold | Grand Froid | 300° | Friday, January 20, 2023 16:27:58 |
1 | 立春 (Lìchūn) | Risshun | Beginning of Spring | Début du Printemps | 315° | Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:41:13 |
2 | 雨水 (Yǔshuǐ) | Usui | Rain Water | Pluies et Eaux | 330° | Sunday, February 19, 2023 06:32:59 |
3 | 惊蛰 (Jīngzhí) | Kēchitsu | Waking of Insects | Activation des Insectes | 345° | Monday, March 6, 2023 04:35:12 |
4 | 春分 (Chūnfēn) | Shunbun | Spring Equinox | Equinoxe du Printemps | 0° | Tuesday, March 21, 2023 05:23:18 |
5 | 清明 (Qīngmíng) | Sēmē | Pure Brightness | Lumière Pure | 15° | Wednesday, April 5, 2023 09:12:03 |
6 | 谷雨 (Gǔyǔ) | Kokuu | Grain Rain | Graines et Pluies | 30° | Thursday, April 20, 2023 16:12:21 |
7 | 立夏 (Lìxià) | Rikka | Beginning of Summer | Début de l'Eté | 45° | Saturday, May 6, 2023 02:17:29 |
8 | 小满 (Xiǎomǎn) | Shōman | Grain Full | Petit Remplissement | 60° | Sunday, May 21, 2023 15:07:42 |
9 | 芒种 (Mángzhòng) | Bōshu | Grain in Ear | Semence | 75° | Tuesday, June 6, 2023 06:16:57 |
10 | 夏至 (Xiàzhì) | Geshi | Summer Solstice | Solstice d'Eté | 90° | Wednesday, June 21, 2023 22:56:21 |
11 | 小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ) | Shōsho | Slight Heat | Petite Chaleur | 105° | Friday, July 7, 2023 16:29:21 |
12 | 大暑 (Dàshǔ) | Taisho | Great Heat | Grande Chaleur | 120° | Sunday, July 23, 2023 09:49:03 |
13 | 立秋 (Lìqiū) | Risshū | Beginning of Autumn | Début de l'Automne | 135° | Tuesday, August 8, 2023 02:21:34 |
14 | 处暑 (Chǔshǔ) | Shosho | Limit of Heat | Limite de Chaleur | 150° | Wednesday, August 23, 2023 16:59:53 |
15 | 白露 (Báilù) | Hakuro | White Dew | Rosée Blanche | 165° | Friday, September 8, 2023 05:25:33 |
16 | 秋分 (Qiūfēn) | Shūbun | Autumnal Equinox | Equinoxe de l'Automne | 180° | Saturday, September 23, 2023 14:48:47 |
17 | 寒露 (Hánlù) | Kanro | Cold Dew | Rosée Froide | 195° | Sunday, October 8, 2023 21:14:36 |
18 | 霜降 (Shuāngjiàng) | Sōkō | Descent of Frost | Tombée de Givre | 210° | Tuesday, October 24, 2023 00:19:49 |
19 | 立冬 (Lìdōng) | Rittō | Beginning of Winter | Début de l'Hiver | 225° | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 00:34:31 |
20 | 小雪 (Xiǎoxuě) | Shōsetsu | Slight Snow | Petite Neige | 240° | Wednesday, November 22, 2023 22:01:30 |
21 | 大雪 (Dàxuě) | Taisetsu | Great Snow | Grande Neige | 255° | Thursday, December 7, 2023 17:31:35 |
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 |
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 |
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Here is the 24 Chinese Feasts (Jiéqì, 节气), equivalent to the 24 Chinese Solar Terms for the year 2023.
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...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.
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 2023 for this year. But as the Yellow Emperor (Huangdi) is considered as the Creator of the Chinese Nation, the population count also as Huangdi 4721 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.