Winter · 255° solar longitude
Major Snow 大雪
dà xuě
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
Heavy snow. The year is closing down and the almanac's advice narrows to shelter, storage and stillness.
Traditionally favours
- stillness
- family
- preserving food
- staying put
Traditionally among the least favoured stretches for travel or new ventures.
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.