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Solar termMajor Heat (Đại Thử)
- Next begins 23 July 2027 at 07:58 (Vietnam time)
- The sun at ecliptic longitude 120°
- The hottest stretch of the year
- One of the 12 qi terms, falling mid-month
How do Tiểu Thử and Đại Thử differ?
Tiểu Thử is the 11th term, beginning when the Sun reaches 105 degrees, and it opens the Mùi month. Đại Thử is the 12th, beginning when the Sun reaches 120 degrees, and it is the middle qi of the Mùi month. According to Mệnh lý tham nguyên, the middle of the sixth month is the peak of the heat and so is called major, while before that point it is still minor.
From the article “What Is Tiểu Thử (Minor Heat)? When Does It Begin and What Customs Are Associated With It?”
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What Is Đại Thử (Major Heat), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
Đại Thử, the 12th solar term and mid-term of the sixth lunar month, begins when the Sun reaches 120 degrees, on 22 or 23 July. Start times 2025 to 2030.
What Is Lập Thu, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Come With It?
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What Is Tiểu Thử (Minor Heat)? When Does It Begin and What Customs Are Associated With It?
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What Is Sương Giáng (Frost's Descent), When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
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What Is Đại Hàn, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
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What Is Đại Tuyết, When Does It Begin, and What Customs Are Observed?
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What is Đại Hải Thủy (Great Sea Water) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
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What is Đại Khê Thủy (Great Stream Water) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp, its Five Elements meaning
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What is Đại Lâm Mộc (Great Forest Wood) in Lục Thập Hoa Giáp, and its Five Elements meaning
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What Does Đại Hao Star Mean in Tử Vi: Good or Bad? Correct Understanding and Common Misconceptions
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What is minh đường in feng shui? Small, middle and large minh đường, inner and outer
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What is Dai Trach Tho (Great Estate Earth) in the Sexagenary Cycle? Five Elements Meaning
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Vietnamese Ao Dai: History and Cultural Significance
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Dai Bai bronze casting village - the cradle of bronze craft in Northern Vietnam
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Cao Dai Founding Day and the Ha Nguon Festival on the Full Moon of the Tenth Lunar Month: How Does the Cao Dai Holy See in Tay Ninh Organize Them?
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How Long Is the Cultural History of the Vietnamese People?
Vietnamese cultural history appears through village spirit worship, Thành hoàng veneration, the Mother Goddess religion and the Hán Nôm archive.
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The Origin and Meaning Behind the Name "Tết Nguyên Đán"
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Kinh (Viet) People: Residence, Language, Ancestor Worship and Major Festivals
The Kinh (Viet) are 86.83% of Vietnam's population and speak Vietnamese of the Viet Muong group. Their villages and ancestor worship are covered here.
What Is Thiếu Âm in Tử Vi and How Is It Placed?
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Sao Phúc Đức in the Thái Tuế Cycle: Placement and Meaning
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What is Hỉ Thần?
Hỉ Thần is a symbolic star in BaZi (Four Pillars of Destiny) that brings joy, happy events and favorable circumstances to the native.
Trần Đại Nghĩa
Professor, Academician, Major General, Labour Hero, military scientist, the person who laid the foundations of Vietnam's defence industry
Order of the sixty Gua Qi hexagrams
The sixty hexagrams that take turns ruling the days under the Gua Qi method, in order from Inner Truth at the winter solstice, with their solar month, their rank (duke, sovereign, marquis, grand master, minister) and when each takes over counted from the solstice. The lookup table for the que-ngay-quai-khi-1900-2100 dataset.
The ten heavenly stems
The ten heavenly stems with the five-element attribution and yin-yang polarity of each.
Compatibility matrix of the 12 earthly branches
The relation between every pair of the 12 earthly branches, 144 rows, in long form with one pair per row.
The twelve earthly branches
The twelve earthly branches with their zodiac animal, five-element attribution and two-hour window.
The twelve day officers (Thap Nhi Truc)
The twelve day officers in cycle order, with their meaning and the tasks each day suits or avoids.
