The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Chǔshǔ, Shosho, Cheoseo, or Xử thử (traditional Chinese: 處暑; simplified Chinese: 处暑; pinyin: chǔshǔ; Japanese: 処暑; rōmaji: shosho; Korean: 처서; romaja: cheoseo; Vietnamese: xử thử; lit. 'limit of heat') is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season.[2] It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 165°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 150°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 23 August and ends around 7 September.

Chushu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese處暑
Simplified Chinese处暑
Literal meaninglimit of heat
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinchǔshǔ
Bopomofoㄔㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanizationchyu syu
Jyutpingcyu3 syu3
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetxử thử
Chữ Hán處暑
Korean name
Hangul처서
Hanja處暑
Transcriptions
Revised Romanizationcheoseo
Japanese name
Kanji処暑
Hiraganaしょしょ
Transcriptions
Romanizationshosho
Solar term
Term Longitude Dates
Lichun 315° 4–5 February
Yushui 330° 18–19 February
Jingzhe 345° 5–6 March
Chunfen 20–21 March
Qingming 15° 4–5 April
Guyu 30° 20–21 April
Lixia 45° 5–6 May
Xiaoman 60° 21–22 May
Mangzhong 75° 5–6 June
Xiazhi 90° 21–22 June
Xiaoshu 105° 7–8 July
Dashu 120° 22–23 July
Liqiu 135° 7–8 August
Chushu 150° 23–24 August
Bailu 165° 7–8 September
Qiufen 180° 23–24 September
Hanlu 195° 8–9 October
Shuangjiang 210° 23–24 October
Lidong 225° 7–8 November
Xiaoxue 240° 22–23 November
Daxue 255° 7–8 December
Dongzhi 270° 21–22 December
Xiaohan 285° 5–6 January
Dahan 300° 20–21 January

Pentads

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  • 鷹乃祭鳥, 'Eagles worship the Birds'
  • 天地始肅, 'Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw', alluding to the end of summer
  • 禾乃登, 'Grains become Ripe'

Date and time

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Date and Time (UTC)
year begin end
辛巳 2001-08-23 01:27 2001-09-07 13:46
壬午 2002-08-23 07:16 2002-09-07 19:31
癸未 2003-08-23 13:08 2003-09-08 01:20
甲申 2004-08-22 18:53 2004-09-07 07:12
乙酉 2005-08-23 00:45 2005-09-07 12:56
丙戌 2006-08-23 06:22 2006-09-07 18:39
丁亥 2007-08-23 12:07 2007-09-08 00:29
戊子 2008-08-22 18:02 2008-09-07 06:14
己丑 2009-08-22 23:38 2009-09-07 11:57
庚寅 2010-08-23 05:26 2010-09-07 17:44
辛卯 2011-08-23 11:20 2011-09-07 23:34
壬辰 2012-08-22 17:06 2012-09-07 05:29
癸巳 2013-08-22 23:01 2013-09-07 11:16
甲午 2014-08-23 04:46 2014-09-07 17:01
乙未 2015-08-23 10:35 2015-09-07 22:59
丙申 2016-08-22 16:39 2016-09-07 04:48
丁酉 2017-08-22 22:20 2017-09-07 10:36
戊戌 2018-08-23 04:05 2018-09-07 16:30
己亥 2019-08-23 10:00 2019-09-07 22:16
庚子 2020-08-22 15:45 2020-09-07 04:05
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References

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  1. ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng( (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Chushu marks the end of summer – People's Daily Online". en.people.cn. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
Preceded by
Liqiu (立秋)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Bailu (白露)