Chushu

Chushu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	處暑
Simplified Chinese	处暑
Literal meaning	limit of heat
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin chǔshǔ Bopomofo ㄔㄨˇ ㄕㄨˇ Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chyu syu Jyutping cyu3 syu3
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet	xử thử
Chữ Hán	處暑
Korean name
Hangul	처서
Hanja	處暑
Transcriptions Revised Romanization cheoseo
Japanese name
Kanji	処暑
Hiragana	しょしょ
Transcriptions Romanization shosho

Solar term

Term	Longitude	Dates
Lichun	315°	4–5 February
Yushui	330°	18–19 February
Jingzhe	345°	5–6 March
Chunfen	0°	20–21 March
Qingming	15°	4–5 April
Guyu	30°	20–21 April
Lixia	45°	5–6 May
Xiaoman	60°	21–22 May
Mangzhong	75°	5–6 June
Xiazhi	90°	21–22 June
Xiaoshu	105°	7–8 July
Dashu	120°	22–23 July
Liqiu	135°	7–8 August
Chushu	150°	23–24 August
Bailu	165°	7–8 September
Qiufen	180°	23–24 September
Hanlu	195°	8–9 October
Shuangjiang	210°	23–24 October
Lidong	225°	7–8 November
Xiaoxue	240°	22–23 November
Daxue	255°	7–8 December
Dongzhi	270°	21–22 December
Xiaohan	285°	5–6 January
Dahan	300°	20–21 January

The traditional Chinese calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms. Chǔshǔ, Shosho, Cheoseo, or Xử thử (traditional Chinese: 處暑; simplified Chinese: 处暑; pinyin: chǔshǔ; Japanese: 処暑; rōmaji: shosho; Korean: 처서; romaja: cheoseo; Vietnamese: xử thử; "limit of heat") is the 14th solar term that signifies the end of the hot summer season. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 150° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 165°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 150°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 23 August and ends around 7 September.

Pentads

• 鷹乃祭鳥, 'Eagles worship the Birds'
• 天地始肅, 'Heaven and Earth begin to Withdraw', alluding to the end of summer
• 禾乃登, 'Grains become Ripe'

Date and time

Date and Time (UTC)

year	begin	end
辛巳	2001-08-23 01:27	2001-09-07 13:46
壬午	2002-08-23 07:16	2002-09-07 19:31
癸未	2003-08-23 13:08	2003-09-08 01:20
甲申	2004-08-22 18:53	2004-09-07 07:12
乙酉	2005-08-23 00:45	2005-09-07 12:56
丙戌	2006-08-23 06:22	2006-09-07 18:39
丁亥	2007-08-23 12:07	2007-09-08 00:29
戊子	2008-08-22 18:02	2008-09-07 06:14
己丑	2009-08-22 23:38	2009-09-07 11:57
庚寅	2010-08-23 05:26	2010-09-07 17:44
辛卯	2011-08-23 11:20	2011-09-07 23:34
壬辰	2012-08-22 17:06	2012-09-07 05:29
癸巳	2013-08-22 23:01	2013-09-07 11:16
甲午	2014-08-23 04:46	2014-09-07 17:01
乙未	2015-08-23 10:35	2015-09-07 22:59
丙申	2016-08-22 16:39	2016-09-07 04:48
丁酉	2017-08-22 22:20	2017-09-07 10:36
戊戌	2018-08-23 04:05	2018-09-07 16:30
己亥	2019-08-23 10:00	2019-09-07 22:16
庚子	2020-08-22 15:45	2020-09-07 04:05
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System