Xiaoshu

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms . Xiǎoshǔ or Shōsho is the 11^th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 105° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 120°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 105°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around July 7 and ends around July 22 .