Winter Solstice — 冬至 (Dōngzhì)

Winter Solstice (冬至, Dōngzhì) is the 22nd of the 24 solar terms, at the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 270°. It is a mid-term (中氣): it falls in the middle of a BaZi month and does not change the month pillar.

Customs

The winter solstice — the longest night, after which the light returns: in the tradition, “the birth of yang”, the return of the bright, active phase, and, says the proverb, “a festival as great as New Year”. Customs: dumplings in the north, sweet rice balls in the south, a family dinner and ancestral rites; the count of “nine nines”, eighty-one days of cold until the spring warmth, begins.

Dates

The moment the Sun reaches 270°, in UTC; add your own time zone.

In the app the Day calendar shows the current term with these customs and the day's almanac, works offline, and the planner reads the month pillar from the sectional terms. See the features.

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