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Shuangjiang (solar term)

Eighteenth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars


Eighteenth solar term of traditional East Asian calendars

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms (节气/節氣). Shuāngjiàng, Sōkō, Sanggang, or Sương giáng () is the 18th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 210° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 225°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 210°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around October 23 and ends around November 7.

The western holiday of Halloween occurs in this solar term.

Pentads

  • 豺乃祭獸, 'Dholes make offerings of the beasts'
  • 草木黃落, 'The plants yellow and shed leaves'
  • 蟄蟲咸俯, 'All insects go dormant'

Date and time

YearBeginEnd
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References

References

  1. (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.
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