When is the long summer this year? 2022.

The long summer of 2022 is at 20: 23 on May 5, 2022.

Long summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer. The festival is held on May 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. At this time, the bucket handle of the Big Dipper points to the southeast, and the longitude of the sun reaches 45. Almanac: "Dou refers to the southeast, Wei is the long summer, and everything has grown up since then, so it is named long summer." After the long summer, the sunshine increased, gradually warming, and thunderstorms increased.

Long summer is an important solar term, marking the peak season for the growth of all things. In the long summer, everything is thriving. Chang Xia said that bidding farewell to spring is the beginning of summer, so it is also called "the end of spring". Born in spring, grown in summer, harvested in autumn and stored in winter. Because China has a vast territory and a large span from north to south, natural rhythms vary from place to place.

Phenological phenomenon

The "long summer" solar term has come, and since then, the weather has been sunny and everything has flourished. Although it is the first solar term in summer, the midsummer scene of "shady trees and long summer" only exists in the south of Nanling Mountain in China. For most parts of the country, it is still in the vernal equinox and late spring. In the long summer, everything grows up. Just as the Ming Dynasty's "Eight Records of Respect for Life": "On the day of summer dreams, heaven and earth will meet, and everything is beautiful."

In some ancient works, the long summer is divided into three stages: the first stage is the sound of insects, the second stage is the appearance of earthworms, and the third stage is the birth of king melons. It is said that in this solar term, the first thing you hear is the chirping of salamanders in the field, and then you can see earthworms digging in the soil, and then the vines of the king melon begin to climb and grow rapidly. At this time, frogs began to clamor for the coming of summer, earthworms were busy helping farmers to loosen the soil, and wild vegetables on rural ridges were also scrambling to be dug up.