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When does autumn begin?

August 8, 2023, 2: 22 am, 4 1 sec.

Beginning of autumn, the thirteenth of the 24 solar terms, is also the beginning of autumn. Refers to the southwest, the sun reaches 135, and it is celebrated on August 7 or 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year. Standing means the beginning, and autumn means the maturity of the grain. The change of the whole nature is a gradual process. Beginning of autumn is the turning point when the Yang gradually closes and the Yin gradually grows, and the Yang gradually turns into the Yin. In nature, everything begins to grow from lush to mature.

Beginning of autumn means precipitation, humidity, etc. At the turning point of the year, there is a trend of reduction or decline. Since beginning of autumn, the spirit of the sun has gradually closed, and everything has been restrained. Beginning of autumn, beginning of spring, Changsha and beginning of winter are also called the four seasons, and they are also one of the eight seasons in ancient times. Autumn is the season of grain ripening and harvest. In early autumn, there is an ancient custom, that is, offering sacrifices to the land gods to celebrate the harvest.

Meteorological change

Autumn means rainfall, humidity, etc. At the turning point of the year, there is a downward or decreasing trend, and the seasons are changing. Rainfall, dry humidity and other changes are obvious in the south, while the temperature changes obviously in the north. After entering autumn, in nature, the qi of Yin and Yang began to change, everything began to grow from lush to bleak, and the climate began to transition from rainy and humid in summer to dry and rainy in autumn.

Beginning of autumn said the beginning of the season change, but it doesn't mean that the temperature will drop immediately. The last fall of the dog days is after the solar terms in beginning of autumn. The watershed of summer heat is not in the solar terms in beginning of autumn. The real coolness usually appears after the Millennium solar term, after beginning of autumn, and after the autumn tiger. Autumn tigers mostly occur from late August to September in the Gregorian calendar every year. This period is usually around the second half of summer, and sometimes lasts for one or two months.