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| About Minor Snow |
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· About Minor Snow （2010-11-22）
Minor Snow, the twentieth solar term, refers to the time it starts to snow. Entering Minor Snow means that temperatures remain low, the weather is cold and rainfall turn to snowfall. |
· Characteristics of the Weather during Minor Snow （2010-11-22）
The first day of Minor Snow is Nov 22, when sun reaches longitude 240 degrees. In this season, the temperature gradually drops to below 0 ℃. It begins to snow. |
· How to Calculate the First Day of Minor Snow （2010-11-22）
Formula: [Y*D+C]-L Note: Y refers to the last two digits of a year, such as 10 in 2010, 08 in 2008, D=0.2422, L=the number of leap years |
· The 20th Solar Term: Minor Snow （2010-11-22）
Every Nov 22 or Nov 23 is Minor Snow, when sun reaches longitude 240 °. The Collection of the 72 Hou says that “in the middle of the 10th month of the solar calendar |
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