Time information of the 24 Solar Terms newly added in the "Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2013"

31 December 2012

To provide the public with more detailed information on the 24 solar terms for activity planning purposes, the Observatory has for the first time included the time information of the 24 solar terms (figure 1), in addition to the date, in the newly published "Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2013". The publication is now on sale. (http://www.weather.gov.hk/press/D4/2012/pre20121221e.htm) Furthermore, the date and time information of the 24 solar terms in 2013 and 2014 are made available on the Observatory's website at (http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/astron2013/Solar_Term_2013_e.htm) (http://www.weather.gov.hk/gts/astron2014/Solar_Term_2014_e.htm)

Figure 1: Date and Time information of the 24 Solar Terms in "Hong Kong Observatory Almanac 2013"