中国24节气中英文对照与时间

  

  

立春  the Beginning of Spring (1st solar term)Feb.3,4, or 5 雨水  Rain Water (2nd solar term)Feb.18,19 or 20 惊蜇  the Waking of Insects (3rd solar term)Mar.5,6, or 7 春分  the Spring Equinox (4th solar term)Mar.20,21 or 22 清明  Pure Brightness (5th solar term)Apr.4,5 or 6 谷雨  Grain Rain (6th solar term)Apr.19,20 or 21 立夏  the Beginning of Summer (7th solar term)May 5,6 or 7 小满  Lesser Fullness of Grain (8th solar term)May 20,21 or 22 芒种  Grain in Beard (9th solar term)Jun.5,6 or 7 夏至  the Summer Solstice (10th solar term)Jun.21 or 22 小暑  Lesser Heat (11th solar term)Jul.6,7 or 8 大暑  Greater Heat (12th solar term)Jul.22,23 or 24 立秋  the Beginning of Autumn (13th solar term)Aug.7,8 or 9 处暑  the End of Heat (14th solar term)Aug.22,23 or 24 白露  White Dew (15th solar term)Sep.7,8 or 9 秋分  the Autumn Equinox (16th solar term)Sep.22,23 or 24 寒露  Cold Dew (17th solar term)Oct.8 or 9 霜降  Frost's Descent (18th solar term)Oct.23 or 24 立冬  the Beginning of Winter (19th solar term)Nov.7 or 8 小雪  Lesser Snow (20th solar term)Nov.22 or 23 大雪  Greater Snow (21th solar term)Dec.6,7 or 8 冬至  the Winter Solstice (22th solar term)Dec.21,22 or 23 小寒  Lesser Cold (23th solar term)Jan.5,6 or 7 大寒  Greater Cold (24th solar term)Jan.20 or 2