Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - The 24 Solar Terms - How many solar terms are there in a year? What are they?

How many solar terms are there in a year? What are they?

Twenty-four solar terms, that is, one day in a month. The twenty-four solar terms are divided according to the spatial position of the earth's movement around the sun. That is, according to the position of the sun on the ecliptic, a year is divided into 24 equal parts. That is to say, the ecliptic is divided into 24 equal parts, each equal part accounts for 15 of the ecliptic. The Gregorian calendar dates in 24 solar terms are roughly the same every year: the first half of the year is around 6th and 2 1, and the second half is around 8th and 23rd. The specific names and dates of solar terms are as follows:

Spring begins, February 3rd to 5th.

Rainy February 18-20

Shocked March 5-7

Vernal equinox March 20 -2 1

Tomb-Sweeping Day 4-6 April

Grain Rain, April 19-2 1

Long summer, May 5-7.

Xiaoman May 20-22

Mango seeds June 5-7

Summer solstice June 2 1-22

High temperature in summer July 6-8

Summer July 22-24

Autumn begins, August 7th to 9th.

High temperature in summer August 22-24

September 7-9, Millennium

Autumnal Equinox September 22-24

Cold dew 65438+1October 8-9

The first frost 10 year123-24 October

Beginning of winter165438+17 -8 October

Xiaoxue165438+1October 22-23

Heavy snow 65438+February 6 -8

Winter solstice 65438+February 2 1-23

Slight cold 65438+1October 5-7

Great cold 65438+1October 20 -2 1