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Twenty-four solar terms What solar terms are there today?

Today is September 26th, 2022, the fourth day of the equinox solar terms.

The autumnal equinox is one of the 24 traditional solar terms in China, from September 22nd to 23rd in Gregorian calendar.

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The autumnal equinox is the sixteenth of the twenty-four solar terms, and the time is generally from September 22nd to September 24th of the Gregorian calendar every year. On the day of the autumnal equinox, the sun reaches the longitude 180 (autumnal equinox), almost reaching the equator of the earth, and the length of day and night is equal all over the world (regardless of the refraction of the sun light by the atmosphere and the shadow in the morning). In ancient times, there was a saying that "the sun is sacrificed in spring and the moon is sacrificed in autumn", and the autumnal equinox was once a traditional "moon festival". 20 19 Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional "Moon Festival".

On June 265438, 2065438, the State Council issued a reply on the establishment of "China Farmers' Harvest Festival", agreeing to establish the annual autumn equinox as "China Farmers' Harvest Festival" from 20 18.