大雪 Major Snow: winter solar term, December 6-8 大雪 · Dà Xuě

Classical attributes

• Solar position: longitude 255°
• Date range: December 6-8
• Season: winter (middle winter)
• Type: 節 — Sectional term — month transition
• Month branch: 子 (Rat)

Climatic register

Heavy snows blanket the land; cold reaches mid-winter intensity. The water-element peak phase begins; classical 'preserved life' period.

Hidden stems of the 子 month branch

The 子 earthly branch holds these heavenly stems internally — read in BaZi as the “hidden essence” of the month pillar:

• 癸 (Yin Water, sole)

BaZi relevance

大雪 marks the transition into the 子 (Zi, Rat) month pillar. The 子 month is the peak yin-water phase — the most-saturated water-element period of the year, classically associated with deep wisdom, intelligence, communication, and the preservation of vital energy.

QMDJ (Qi Men Dun Jia) relevance

Yin dun 4 (scholar completion) opens this term, transitioning through 7 (speech completion) and 1 (career consolidation). The closing yin-dun sequence before yang-dun returns at 冬至. In the QMDJ system, 大雪 falls within the 陰遁 (yin dun, backward-rotating consolidation) half-year. The three thirds of this solar term map to 陰遁4局 (upper), 陰遁7局 (middle), and 陰遁1局 (lower) respectively. QMDJ consultations made during 大雪 carry the dun-period register stacked on top of the solar-term's seasonal energy.

For chart-aware QMDJ reading of a specific consultation made during 大雪, see the 18 Dun Periods reference for the relevant dun-period pages, or book a QMDJ forecasting consultation.

Observed register for 大雪 births

大雪 marks the deep-winter pivot — what was withdrawing reaches its quiet maximum. Born around 大雪 carries a register of profound interior life, intellectual depth, and the kind of patience that the water-peak month supports.

Why generic Major Snow interpretation fails

The solar term is one structural layer of a BaZi chart, not the whole chart. The actual reading for someone born around 大雪 depends on the day pillar (the Day Master), the year and hour pillars, the chart's elemental balance, and the upcoming luck pillars. Generic per-solar-term descriptions can name the foundational seasonal register, but they cannot tell you what your specific chart says. Master Sean Chan’s BaZi consultation reads the full chart against your specific question.

• Identify whether your birth or your question's timing falls within 大雪 (December 6-8). For BaZi practice, this sectional term marks the month-pillar transition — births before vs. after the exact Major Snow timestamp have different month pillars.
• Read the 大雪 register against your full chart. The solar term contributes a foundational layer; the rest of the chart determines actionable guidance.
• Plot your chart via the free BaZi Calculator to see how 大雪 interacts with your day, year, and hour pillars.
• Book chart-aware reading via BaZi consultation for high-stakes questions. Generic per-term reference is no substitute for the consultation.