24 Solar Terms Transition Times Table
Lists the exact transition times of the 24 solar terms year by year. A solar term is the moment when the sun reaches a specific ecliptic longitude, happening simultaneously worldwide — it's not a day, but a precise moment.
Current Solar Term
霜降
霜降 starts at 2026-10-23 17:37:57
Next solar term is 立冬, at 2026-11-07 17:52:05 2026
Time is UTC+8. Solar term is the exact moment when the sun reaches a specific celestial longitude, happening simultaneously worldwide.
Song of the 24 Solar Terms
Spring rains start spring, clear grain fills the sky; Summer begins with fullness, heat follows closely. Autumn dew turns to frost, winter snow brings cold; Each month has two solar terms, steady and true. First half of the year on the 21st, second on the 23rd.
The first two lines, each character corresponds to a solar term, in order: Start of Spring, Rain Water, Awakening of Insects, Spring Equinox…; the last two lines describe the regularity of the date of changing solar terms — mostly on the 6th or 21st in the first half of the year, and on the 8th or 23rd in the second half, with a difference of no more than a day or two.
Why Minute-Level Precision Matters
In BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny), the Year and Month Pillars are bounded by solar terms, not by the lunar first day or New Year. For births on a solar term transition day, a few minutes' difference alters the Month Pillar — and an incorrect calculation won't be flagged.
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