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Automatically calculate the days left until Minor Heat. No input needed to view a real-time countdown for this traditional Chinese solar term.
Overview
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Minor Heat (Xiaoshu, 小暑) is the English name used for one of the 24 traditional Chinese solar terms. “Minor Heat” can sound like a weather forecast in English, but here it names a calendar point: Xiaoshu begins when the Sun reaches 105° of ecliptic longitude. Its Gregorian date and instant vary by year; it is not a fixed July 7 holiday. The National Forestry and Grassland Administration describes it as usually falling on July 7 or 8. Read the agency’s Xiaoshu explanation.
This page calculates the upcoming Xiaoshu date and shows a live countdown. It is useful for checking when the traditional marker arrives, not for estimating local temperatures.
Guide
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Open the page to see the next calculated Xiaoshu date, weekday, and countdown. No date entry is needed.
Use the year selector to inspect another year. The target may move forward when the current year’s term has passed.
Use the calendar action if you want to add the displayed event to your calendar, then check the time zone and date shown by your calendar app.
The countdown updates in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is a duration to the target instant, not simply a count of whole midnights remaining.
Use cases
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For a formal almanac or astronomy schedule, use a publication that states the year, exact instant, and time standard.
Q&A
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No. It is tied to solar longitude, so its Gregorian date and exact time can vary. The agency source says it usually falls on July 7 or 8; check the selected year’s calculated result.
No. Xiaoshu is a traditional calendar marker. It does not forecast temperature, humidity, or local weather in the United States or elsewhere.
The page targets an upcoming occurrence. After the current year’s target has passed, the next occurrence is in the following year; you can also use the year selector to inspect years.
Notes
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The countdown uses your device’s current clock and the date-time calculated for the selected year. If your device clock or time-zone settings are wrong, the displayed duration or calendar date may not match your local expectation. For formal scheduling, verify the exact time and time zone with an authoritative almanac. The solar term is a calendar and astronomical marker, not a prediction of local heat or weather.
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