Is it early autumn or late autumn in beginning of autumn on August 8th?

Beginning of autumn time in 2023: August 8th, 02:22:4 1, Tuesday, June 22nd of the lunar calendar. According to the morning and evening of the previous day, 2023 is the early autumn. A day is defined by noon. If the time in beginning of autumn is in the morning, it is "early autumn". If it is afternoon in beginning of autumn, it is "late autumn". Beginning of autumn in 2023 is 02:22:4 1 on August 8, 2023, which belongs to the early morning, so it is early autumn.

According to the lunar calendar, if beginning of autumn is in June, it is "early autumn" and if beginning of autumn is in July, it is "late autumn". In 2023, beginning of autumn falls on August 8 and June 22 of the lunar calendar, so it is early autumn.

Historical origin:

Beginning of autumn, one of the four stands, indicates the beginning of autumn, the beginning of grain ripening and the arrival of harvest season. "The Calendar" says: "Fighting is the second dimension of beginning of autumn in the southwest, which means that when the yin comes out of the ground, everything is killed, and it is cooked according to the instructions of autumn". "Shuo Wen Jie Zi": "Autumn, five grains are ripe". Beginning of autumn marks the official start of the Qiu Meng season, which is the third solar term after the Great Summer and the Minor Summer.

After beginning of autumn, the weather is still very hot. Traditional Chinese medicine calls the period from beginning of autumn to the autumnal equinox "long summer". After beginning of autumn, the Yin and Yang qi of nature began to change, and everything sank with the sun's qi, and began to move from lush to mature. In the ancient agricultural society of China, beginning of autumn was of great significance. People sacrifice their land in early autumn to celebrate the harvest.