Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - What are the solar terms in winter?

What are the solar terms in winter?

1. The six solar terms in winter include: beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice, slight cold and severe cold.

2. beginning of winter, the time point is between Gregorian calendar165438+1October 7-8 every year, that is, the sun is located at 225 degrees of the yellow longitude.

3. Light snow is the twentieth of the twenty-four solar terms. 165438+1On October 22nd or 23rd, when the sun reaches 240, it is called the light snow solar term.

4. Heavy snow is the 2nd1solar term in 24 solar terms, which falls on the 7th or 8th of February, 65438 of the Gregorian calendar every year, and it is also the end of the lunar calendar and the beginning of next month.

5. The winter solstice, also known as "Winter Festival" and "Hedong", is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China and one of the eight astronomical solar terms, which is opposite to the summer solstice.

6. The slight cold is the 23rd solar term in 24 solar terms, the end of the second month of the official calendar and the beginning of the ugly month. The time is between 65438+1October 5-7, and the sun is at 285.

7. The Great Cold is the last of the 24 solar terms in the whole year. Every year around 65438+1October 20th in Gregorian calendar, when the sun reaches 300, it is a severe cold.