The day pillar for Sunday, 22 November 2026
| Day pillar | 庚子 (geng zi) |
|---|---|
| Heavenly stem | 庚 (geng) |
| Earthly branch | 子 (zi) |
| Day element | Metal 金 (jin) |
| Polarity | Yang |
| Solar term | 小雪 (xiaoxue) |
| Month pillar | 己亥 (ji hai), governed by 立冬 (lidong) |
Today's day pillar is 庚子 (geng zi), a yang Metal day in the sixty-day cycle. Today is also the solar term 小雪 (xiaoxue), one of the twenty-four stations of the solar year. The month pillar is 己亥 (ji hai), governed by the term 立冬 (lidong).
小雪 (xiaoxue), minor snow
小雪 is the term where snow becomes possible without yet being the rule, around the twenty-second of November.
小 and 大 again: 小雪 and 大雪 (daxue) split the arrival of snow into two stages, exactly as 小暑 and 大暑 split the heat at the other end of the year.
It is a medial term inside the 亥 (hai) month. The month pillar that began at 立冬 (lidong) runs on through it without changing.
The names in this part of the calendar are drawn from northern China, so the snow they describe may not match your window. The dates are set by the sun and hold everywhere.