Lunar Months and Solar Terms in 2017

Slight Cold (Xiao Han)

Jan 5

Great Cold (Da Han)

Jan 20

First Moon, Spring Festival

Jan 28

Spring Begins (Li Chun)

Feb 3

Rain Water (Yu Shui)

Feb 18

Second Moon

Feb 26

Insects Awaken (Jing Zhe)

Mar 5

Spring Equinox (Chun Fen)

Mar 20

Third Moon

Mar 28

Clear Bright (Qing Ming)

Apr 4

Grain Rains (Gu Yu)

Apr 20

Fourth Moon

Apr 26

Summer Begins (Li Xia)

May 5

Grain Fills (Xiao Man)

May 21

Fifth Moon

May 26

Ears of Grain (Mang Zhong)

June 5

Summer Solstice (Xia Zhi)

Jun 21

Sixth Moon

July 23

Slight Heat (Xiao Shu)

July 7

Great Heat (Da Shu)

July 22

Seventh Moon

Aug 22

Autumn Begins (Li Qiu)

Aug 7

Limit of Heat (Chu Shu)

Aug 23

Eighth Moon

Sept 20

White Dew (Bai Lu)

Sept 7

Autumn Equinox (Qiu Fen)

Sept 23

Ninth Moon

Oct 20

Cold Dew (Han Lu)

Oct 8

Frost's Descends (Shuang Jiang)

Oct 23

Tenth Moon

Nov 18

Winter Begins (Li Dong)

Nov 7

Slight Snow (Xiao Xue)

Nov 22

Eleventh Moon

Dec 18

Great Snow (Da Xue)

Dec 7

Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi)

Dec 22

Twelfth Moon

Jan 17, 2018

At the beginning of the year, astronomers begin from the solstices and equinoxes and then divide the year into twenty-four periods.