Dahan (solar term)

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Solar term
  Longitude     Term     Calendar
  Spring
  315°   Lichun    4 – 5 February
  330°   Yushui   18–19 February
  345°   Jingzhe    5 – 6 March
  0°   Chunfen   20–21 March
  15°   Qingming    4 – 5 April
  30°   Guyu   20–21 April
  Summer
  45°   Lixia    5 – 6 May
  60°   Xiaoman   21–22 May
  75°   Mangzhong    5 – 6 June
  90°   Xiazhi   21–22 June
  105°   Xiaoshu    7 – 8 July
  120°   Dashu   22–23 July
  Autumn
  135°   Liqiu    7 – 8 August
  150°   Chushu   23–24 August
  165°   Bailu    7 – 8 September
  180°   Qiufen   23–24 September
  195°   Hanlu    8 – 9 October
  210°   Shuangjiang     23–24 October
  Winter
  225°   Lidong    7 – 8 November
  240°   Xiaoxue   22–23 November
  255°   Daxue    7 – 8 December
  270°   Dongzhi   21–22 December
  285°   Xiaohan    5 – 6 January
  300°   Dahan   20–21 January
Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2002-01-20 06:02 2002-02-04 00:24
壬午 2003-01-20 11:52 2003-02-04 06:05
癸未 2004-01-20 17:42 2004-02-04 11:56
甲申 2005-01-19 23:21 2005-02-03 17:43
乙酉 2006-01-20 05:15 2006-02-03 23:27
丙戌 2007-01-20 11:00 2007-02-04 05:18
丁亥 2008-01-20 16:43 2008-02-04 11:00
戊子 2009-01-19 22:40 2009-02-03 16:49
己丑 2010-01-20 04:27 2010-02-03 22:47
庚寅 2011-01-20 10:18 2011-02-04 04:32
辛卯 2012-01-20 16:09 2012-02-04 10:22
壬辰 2013-01-19 21:51 2013-02-03 16:13
癸巳 2014-01-20 03:51 2014-02-03 22:03
甲午 2015-01-20 09:43 2015-02-04 03:58

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Dàhán (pīnyīn) or Daikan (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 大寒; Korean: 대한; Vietnamese: Đại hàn; literally: "major cold") is the 24th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 300° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 315°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 300°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 20 January and ends around 4 February.


Preceded by
Xiaohan (小寒)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Lichun (立春)