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End of Heat 处暑 · Chǔshǔ
The heat retreats ('处' meaning to stop). Coastal fishing seasons in Zhejiang reopen around this time with fishing festivals (开渔节), and duck dishes are a seasonal food.
- Longitude of the Sun150°
- Jie / ZhongqiZhongqi (中气), a principal term: it fixes the months of the lunar calendar
- Sekki処暑 shosho
End of Heat: when it begins, 2026 to 2031
| 2026 | 23 August 2026, 10:19 | 23 August, 02:19 UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 23 August 2027, 16:14 | 23 August, 08:14 UTC |
| 2028 | 22 August 2028, 22:01 | 22 August, 14:01 UTC |
| 2029 | 23 August 2029, 03:52 | 22 August, 19:52 UTC |
| 2030 | 23 August 2030, 09:36 | 23 August, 01:36 UTC |
| 2031 | 23 August 2031, 15:23 | 23 August, 07:23 UTC |
Its three kō in Japan
- 綿柎開 wata no hanashibe hiraku: Cotton bolls open · 23 August 2027
- 天地始粛 tenchi hajimete samushi: The heat begins to die down · 28 August 2027
- 禾乃登 kokumono sunawachi minoru: Rice ripens · 3 September 2027
Calculated from the Sun's apparent position (PyEphem), to about a minute. Names, meanings and customs after the Hong Kong Observatory, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and UNESCO.