Dashu

Solar term

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

Date and Time (UTC)

year	begin	end
辛巳	2001-07-22 18:26	2001-08-07 10:52
壬午	2002-07-23 00:14	2002-08-07 16:39
癸未	2003-07-23 06:04	2003-08-07 22:24
甲申	2004-07-22 11:50	2004-08-07 04:19
乙酉	2005-07-22 17:40	2005-08-07 10:03
丙戌	2006-07-22 23:17	2006-08-07 15:40
丁亥	2007-07-23 05:00	2007-08-07 21:31
戊子	2008-07-22 10:54	2008-08-07 03:16
己丑	2009-07-22 16:35	2009-08-07 09:01
庚寅	2010-07-22 22:21	2010-08-07 14:49
辛卯	2011-07-23 04:11	2011-08-07 20:33
壬辰	2012-07-22 10:00	2012-08-07 02:30
癸巳	2013-07-22 15:56	2013-08-07 08:20
甲午	2014-07-22 21:41	2014-08-07 14:02

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Dàshǔ (pīnyīn) or Taisho (rōmaji) (Chinese and Japanese: 大暑; Korean: 대서; Vietnamese: Đại thử; literally: "major heat") is the 12th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 120° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 135°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 120°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around 22 July (23 July East Asia time) and ends around 7 August.

Preceded by Xiaoshu (小暑)

Solar term (節氣)

Succeeded by Liqiu (立秋)