Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - When does winter begin?

When does winter begin?

In 2020, beginning of winter and bucket handle will point to the northwest 1 1.07, and the longitude of the solar calendar will reach 225, which will intersect the Gregorian calendar 1 1.07-8 every year. Beginning of winter is a seasonal solar term, which means that it has entered winter since then. Stand still, build the beginning; In winter, everything will be collected in the end.

Beginning of winter means that anger begins to close and everything enters a state of recuperation. Its climate has also changed from dry autumn to rainy and cold winter.

After beginning of winter, the sunshine time will continue to shorten, and the height of the sun will continue to decrease at noon. In winter, the northeast wind and the north wind are generally dominant, and the temperature will gradually drop. Because there is still some energy in the heat stored on the surface, it is generally not very cold in early winter.

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The traditional method of dividing the four seasons in China is to take the "four stands" in the 24 solar terms as the starting point of the four seasons.

In winter, it starts from beginning of winter (northwest, the longitude of the sun is 225) and ends at the next "beginning of spring". Winter, that is, "the end is also a collection of all things", beginning of winter means that anger begins to close, everything enters a state of recuperation, vegetation withers, and insects sleep;

Its climate, wind and rain, humidity and temperature are also at a turning point, from autumn to winter. The traditional "four stands" reflect the characteristics of phenology, climate and other changes.