Solar Terms in 2020
All 24 solar terms of 2020 to the second, in UTC+8. Lichun falls at 2020-02-04 17:03:19 — the BaZi year boundary, and the most looked-up row in this table.
| Term | Longitude | Instant (UTC+8) | BaZi month | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiaohan | 285° | 2020-01-06 05:30:06 | 丑月 | Jie |
| Dahan | 300° | 2020-01-20 22:54:40 | — | Qi |
| Lichun | 315° | 2020-02-04 17:03:19 | 寅月 | Jie |
| Yushui | 330° | 2020-02-19 12:57:00 | — | Qi |
| Jingzhe | 345° | 2020-03-05 10:56:52 | 卯月 | Jie |
| Chunfen | 0° | 2020-03-20 11:49:37 | — | Qi |
| Qingming | 15° | 2020-04-04 15:38:09 | 辰月 | Jie |
| Guyu | 30° | 2020-04-19 22:45:29 | — | Qi |
| Lixia | 45° | 2020-05-05 08:51:23 | 巳月 | Jie |
| Xiaoman | 60° | 2020-05-20 21:49:17 | — | Qi |
| Mangzhong | 75° | 2020-06-05 12:58:26 | 午月 | Jie |
| Xiazhi | 90° | 2020-06-21 05:43:41 | — | Qi |
| Xiaoshu | 105° | 2020-07-06 23:14:28 | 未月 | Jie |
| Dashu | 120° | 2020-07-22 16:36:52 | — | Qi |
| Liqiu | 135° | 2020-08-07 09:06:11 | 申月 | Jie |
| Chushu | 150° | 2020-08-22 23:44:56 | — | Qi |
| Bailu | 165° | 2020-09-07 12:08:02 | 酉月 | Jie |
| Qiufen | 180° | 2020-09-22 21:30:40 | — | Qi |
| Hanlu | 195° | 2020-10-08 03:55:16 | 戌月 | Jie |
| Shuangjiang | 210° | 2020-10-23 06:59:34 | — | Qi |
| Lidong | 225° | 2020-11-07 07:13:55 | 亥月 | Jie |
| Xiaoxue | 240° | 2020-11-22 04:39:46 | — | Qi |
| Daxue | 255° | 2020-12-07 00:09:30 | 子月 | Jie |
| Dongzhi | 270° | 2020-12-21 18:02:21 | — | Qi |
The twelve marked Jie are the month boundaries — a BaZi month pillar changes at each of them. The other twelve are "Qi" and do not.
Other years
Sources
- lunar-javascript (6tail, MIT) — solar-term instants, 干支 pillars, 大運/流年, 胎元/命宮/身宮 and the almanac tables.
- Hong Kong Observatory, Date and Time of the 24 Solar Terms — the reference used to check solar-term instants.
- Xieji Bianfang Shu and Sanming Tonghui — classical sources for the Wuhu Dun and Wushu Dun stem rules, hidden stems and the Ten Gods.
Algorithms last checked: 2026-07 · Method and accuracy