Solar term 23 of 24
Minor Cold小寒
The cold deepens, though the coldest days are still ahead.
- Sun at
- 285°
- Date in 2026
- 5 Jan
- Type
- Opens a month
- Sunrise
- 辰
Sunrise
In Beijing, as the book records it, the sun rises 30°08′ south of due east.
Three pentads
Each term splits into three five-day pentads, each named for a sign in nature.
- 1雁北鄉Wild geese turn north
- 2鵲始巢Magpies start to nest
- 3雉雊Pheasants call
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 12.