Winter · 240° solar longitude
Minor Snow 小雪
xiǎo 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
Snow becomes possible without yet being heavy. Cold is establishing itself rather than dominating.
Traditionally favours
- conserving
- indoor work
- repairs
- keeping warm
Quiet and unremarkable by design — a term for maintenance.
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.