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Shosho (End of heat): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Aug 23, 2020Sun00:45
2021Aug 23, 2021Mon06:35
2022Aug 23, 2022Tue12:16
2023Aug 23, 2023Wed18:01
2024Aug 22, 2024Thu23:55
2025Aug 23, 2025Sat05:34
2026Aug 23, 2026Sun11:19
2027Aug 23, 2027Mon17:14
2028Aug 22, 2028Tue23:01
2029Aug 23, 2029Thu04:52
2030Aug 23, 2030Fri10:36
2031Aug 23, 2031Sat16:23
2032Aug 22, 2032Sun22:18
2033Aug 23, 2033Tue04:02
2034Aug 23, 2034Wed09:48
2035Aug 23, 2035Thu15:44

Dates and times 1951–2050 →

Method

Solar terms are the moments the Sun’s apparent ecliptic longitude reaches multiples of 15°, computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris and given in Japan Standard Time. Old-calendar months begin on the JST date of each new moon; the month containing the winter solstice is month 11, and in a year with 13 months the first month without a principal term is the leap month. Rokuyō follow (month + day) of the old calendar; day signs follow the 60-day cycle. Seasonal days use the conventional definitions (e.g. setsubun = the day before risshun, hachijū-hachiya = the 88th day counting risshun as day 1). Dates were cross-checked against the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s published calendar.

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Shosho (End of heat) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 150°. Next: Aug 23, 2027 17:14 JST.