Which solar term is Xiaohan? A little cold or a big cold?

Which solar term is Xiaohan? A little cold or a big cold?
With the arrival of the Minor Cold solar term, we enter the real severe winter. Want to know more about Xiaohan? The lunar calendar changes every day, and every day brings different predictions of good or bad luck. If you want to know more about the good and bad luck in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021, please visit the special topic of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar in 2021 on Shuimoxiansheng.com.

Which solar term is Xiaohan?

Minor Cold is the 23rd solar term in the 24 solar terms and the fifth solar term in winter.
During the Minor Cold solar term, the Big Dipper points to Zi; the sun's ecliptic longitude is 285°; it falls on January 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year, marking the end of the Zi month and the beginning of the Chou month in the Ganzhi calendar.
Cold air accumulates over time and becomes cold. Minor Cold means the weather is cold but not extreme. Like Major Cold, Minor Heat, Major Heat and End of Heat, it is a solar term that indicates changes in temperature. The characteristic of the Minor Cold solar term is coldness, but it is not extremely cold.

A little cold or a big cold?

From the perspective of solar terms, Dahan is colder than Xiaohan, but the actual situation is more complicated.
Due to the large span of longitude and latitude in my country, the climate in different regions is also different, so the coldest time is Minor Cold in some areas and the coldest time is Major Cold in some areas.
During the Lesser Cold season, the sun's direct point is still in the Southern Hemisphere, and the heat in the Northern Hemisphere is still dissipating. The heat absorbed during the day is still less than the heat released at night, so the temperature in the Northern Hemisphere continues to drop. There are great differences in climate between the north and south of my country. According to my country's long-term meteorological records, the Lesser Cold solar term is colder than the Greater Cold solar term in the northern region; but for most of the southern region, the Greater Cold solar term is colder than the Lesser Cold solar term.

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