The traditional
Chinese calendar divides a year into 24
solar terms.[1]Dàhán, Daikan, Daehan, or Đại hàn (
Chinese and
Japanese: 大寒;
pinyin: dàhán;
rōmaji: daikan;
Korean: 대한;
romaja: daehan;
Vietnamese: đại hàn; "major
cold") is the 24th solar term.[2] It begins when the Sun reaches the
celestial longitude of 300° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 315°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 300°. In the
Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 20 January and ends around 4 February.
Date and time
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