Solar term 18 of 24

Frost Descent霜降

The first frost comes down.

Sun at
210°
Date in 2026
23 Oct
Type
Mid-month
Sunrise
乙
立春雨水驚蟄春分清明穀雨立夏小滿芒種夏至小暑大暑立秋處暑白露秋分寒露霜降立冬小雪大雪冬至小寒大寒
Its place in the solar year

Sunrise

In Beijing, as the book records it, the sun rises 15°03′ south of due east.

Three pentads

Each term splits into three five-day pentads, each named for a sign in nature.

  1. 1豺乃祭獸Jackals lay out their kill
  2. 2草木黃落Leaves yellow and fall
  3. 3蟄蟲咸俯Insects lie still

Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 12.