Minor Snow — Born Hour

Minor Snow: light snow lore in northern regions; deep water climate in Hai month.

Overview

Xiao Xue (小雪) is Hai month's Zhong Qi at 240°. 'Minor' is a folk snow scale relative to Da Xue.

Pentads: 虹藏不见、天气上升地气下降、闭塞而成冬. Southern regions may only feel chill, not snow.

Customs: curing bacon/sausage (腌腊肉) in many provinces, eating 糍粑 in some south areas.

One month command (Hai) for both Xiao Xue and Da Xue.

Kind Zhong Qi · mid-point

Deepens 亥 month.

Culture Custom

Curing meat at Xiao Xue is a pre-winter food preservation habit across central and southern China.

Three pentads: rainbows hide; heaven rises, earth sinks; winter seals.

Classical: mid-October cold turns rain into light snow.

Month command: Hai mid-point; cold deepens.

Solar Terms hub wiki

Month command wiki

Find Minor Snow in the almanac or chart engine output for your birth year and compare the instant with true solar time.

Jie nodes can move the Month Pillar; Zhong Qi deepen the same month without switching branch.

Minor Snow is a calendrical node and cultural festival, not a weather guarantee or personal luck verdict.