Timetable of solar terms for 2023

The festival schedule for 2023 is as follows:

Lichun: February 4, 2023, 10:42:21, the 14th day of the first month of the lunar calendar.

Rain: February 19, 2023, 6:34:05, the twenty-ninth day of the first lunar month.

Hibernation: March 6, 2023, 4:36:02, the fifteenth day of the second lunar month.

Vernal Equinox: March 21, 2023, 5:24:14, the 30th day of the 2nd lunar month.

Ching Ming: April 5, 2023, 9:12:52, the fifteenth day of the second leap month of the lunar calendar.

Grain Rain: April 20, 2023, 16:13:26, the first day of the third lunar month.

Lixia: May 6, 2023, 2:18:3, the 17th day of the 3rd lunar month.

Xiaoman: May 21, 2023, 15:08:59, the third day of the fourth lunar month.

Mangseo: June 6, 2023, 6:18:10, the nineteenth day of the fourth lunar month.

Summer Solstice: June 21, 2023, 22:57:37, the fourth day of the fifth lunar month.

Small Summer: July 7, 2023, 16:30:29, the twentieth day of the fifth lunar month.

Great Heat: July 23, 2023, 9:50:15, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month.

Autumn: August 8, 2023, 2:22:41, the twenty-second day of the sixth lunar month.

Summer: August 23, 2023, 17:01:06, the eighth day of the seventh lunar month.

White Dew: September 8, 2023, 5:26:31, the 24th day of the 7th lunar month.

Autumn Equinox: September 23, 2023, 14:49:46, the ninth day of the eighth lunar month.

Cold Dew: October 8, 2023, 21:15:23, the 24th day of the 8th lunar month.

Frost: October 24, 2023, 0:20:39, the tenth day of the ninth lunar month.

Rising Winter: November 8, 2023, 0:35:23, the twenty-fifth day of the ninth lunar month.

Little Snow: November 22, 2023, 22:02:29, the tenth day of the tenth lunar month.

Large Snow: December 7, 2023, 17:32:44, the 25th day of the 10th lunar month.

Winter Solstice: December 22, 2023, 11:27:09, the tenth day of the winter month of the lunar calendar.

Small Cold: January 6, 2024, 4:49:09, the 25th day of the winter month in the lunar calendar.

Daihan: January 20, 2024, 22:07:08, the tenth day of the lunar month.

Traditional Culture

The twenty-four solar terms have great significance and symbolism in traditional Chinese culture, with each of them representing a period of climatic and physical changes, as well as reflecting the rhythms and ways in which people live and work. For example, Lichun marks the beginning of spring, a symbol of new beginnings and hope, and rain indicates the arrival of the rainy season, heralding the renewal of nature and the start of people's agricultural production.

Ching Ming, on the other hand, is an important time to pay homage to ancestors and honor the memory of the deceased, while the summer solstice represents the official arrival of summer, as well as the peak of growth of all things. The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important traditional festival where people offer sacrifices to the moon, enjoy the moon, and eat mooncakes, sending good wishes for family reunion and good fortune. According to legend, the twenty-four solar terms were invented by Zhuan Xu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, and the leap year was made by Emperor Yao, which is not accurate.