Autumn · 150° solar longitude
End of Heat 處暑
chǔ shǔ
Dates (GMT+8)
- 2026
- 2027
Solar terms are astronomical, not lunar, so the date shifts by at most a day between years.
What it marks
The heat withdraws — 處 here means to stop or to dwell, the heat settling down rather than beating down.
Traditionally favours
- resuming work
- travel
- picking up postponed plans
A reopening. Things deferred through the hot months traditionally resume here.
These are the tradition’s tendencies, not guarantees — and a solar term describes a stretch of weeks, so for a specific day check today’s almanac, which reads the day’s own 宜 and 忌.