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Taisho (Major heat): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Jul 22, 2020Wed17:37
2021Jul 22, 2021Thu23:26
2022Jul 23, 2022Sat05:07
2023Jul 23, 2023Sun10:50
2024Jul 22, 2024Mon16:44
2025Jul 22, 2025Tue22:29
2026Jul 23, 2026Thu04:13
2027Jul 23, 2027Fri10:05
2028Jul 22, 2028Sat15:54
2029Jul 22, 2029Sun21:42
2030Jul 23, 2030Tue03:25
2031Jul 23, 2031Wed09:10
2032Jul 22, 2032Thu15:05
2033Jul 22, 2033Fri20:53
2034Jul 23, 2034Sun02:36
2035Jul 23, 2035Mon08:29

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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Taisho (Major heat) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 120°. Next: Jul 23, 2027 10:05 JST.