What is the date of the Minor Cold? The Minor Cold will come right after New Year's Day in 2017.

Time flies like an arrow. The New Year's Day of 2017 is coming, and the Lesser Cold of 2017 can't be far away! So, what day is Xiaohan? What does Xiaohan mean? Let’s do some scientific research together.

When is the Minor Cold? Minor Cold Schedule

2017 Minor Cold: January 5, the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of 2016
2018 Minor Cold: January 5, 2017 Lunar November 19
2019 Minor Cold: January 5, 2018 November 30th in the lunar calendar
2020 Minor Cold: January 6, 2019 Lunar December 13
2021 Minor Cold: January 5, 22nd day of the 11th month of the lunar calendar 2020
2022 Minor Cold: January 5, the third day of the twelfth month of the lunar calendar 2021
2023 Minor Cold: January 5, 2022 Lunar December 14

What does Xiaohan mean?

1. Minor Cold, the 23rd solar term in the 24 solar terms, usually falls between January 5-7 every year.
2. According to records, Minor Cold is the solar term with the lowest temperature, and only in a few years the temperature of Major Cold is lower than that of Minor Cold. Therefore, the arrival of Xiaohan also marks that we have entered the coldest solar term of the year.
3. The 24 solar terms are a unique creation of the Chinese calendar. They appeared in the Shang Dynasty and have played an important role in promoting the development of China's agriculture and animal husbandry for thousands of years.