Solar terms in autumn

The six solar terms in autumn are: beginning of autumn, Grade Three, White Dew, Equinox, Cold Dew and First Frost.

1, beginning of autumn

Beginning of autumn is the 13 solar term among the 24 solar terms, which falls on the first or second day of August in the lunar calendar, usually around August 7 or 8 in the Gregorian calendar. On this day in early autumn, the sun reaches 135 degrees, which is also the turning point when heat and temperature begin to drop. After beginning of autumn, the temperature dropped gradually, and the breath of autumn became stronger and stronger.

2. Summer heat

Summer is the14th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which occurs at the end of August or the beginning of September in the lunar calendar, usually around August 22nd or 23rd in the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the weather is generally hotter than early autumn, and it is also the season with high incidence of mold in a year. People will pay more attention to health care in summer to prevent diseases caused by heatstroke.

3. White deer

The Millennium is the15th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which occurs in the early or middle of September of the lunar calendar, usually around September 7th and 8th of the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the temperature drops sharply and the morning dew will condense into white dew. After the Millennium, people began to harvest autumn crops, and the autumn harvest season officially began.

4.autumnal equinox

The autumnal equinox is the16th solar term among the 24 solar terms, which occurs in the middle or late September of the lunar calendar, usually around September 22nd or 23rd of the Gregorian calendar. At this time, the sun reached the longitude of the yellow meridian 180 degrees, and the day and night were equally divided, and the temperature gradually became cold. At this time, people should pay attention to keep warm, so as not to feel cold and affect their health.

5, cold dew

Cold dew is the17th solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, which occurs in the first or middle of October of the lunar calendar, usually around the eighth or ninth day of the Gregorian calendar 10. Speaking of cold dew, the weather is already quite cold, and it may drop below freezing point at night. People began to eat less cold food and more warm food to promote blood circulation.

6. First frost

The first frost is the18th solar term in the twenty-four solar terms, which occurs in the middle or late October of the lunar calendar, usually around the 23rd or 24th of October of the Gregorian calendar. The first frost was named the first frost because it was already very cold at that time, and severe frost often appeared on the ground or vegetation. The first frost marks the official end of autumn and the beginning of winter.