Xiaohan
Twenty-third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars
title: "Xiaohan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["solar-terms", "winter-time"] description: "Twenty-third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars" topic_path: "general/solar-terms" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiaohan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Twenty-third solar term of traditional East Asian calendars ::
::callout[type=note] one of 24 solar terms ::
|c=小寒 |l=minor cold |p=xiǎohán |bpmf=ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄢˊ |phfs=Séu-hòn |j=siu2 hon4 |y=síu hòhn |poj=Siáu-hân |buc=Siēu-hàng |mblmc=Siǎu-uǐng |kanji=小寒 |hiragana=しょうかん |romaji=shōkan |hanja=小寒 |hangul=소한 |rr=sohan |chuhan=小寒 |qn=tiểu hàn The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Xiǎohán, Shōkan, Sohan, or Tiểu hàn () is the 23rd solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 285° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 300°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 285°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 5 January and ends around 20 January.
Date and time
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References
References
- (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.
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