24 solar terms: which solar term is the Autumnal Equinox? What solar term comes after the Autumnal Equinox?

24 solar terms: which solar term is the Autumnal Equinox? What solar term comes after the Autumnal Equinox?
The 24 solar terms are: Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, Waking of Insects, Vernal Equinox, Pure Brightness, Grain Rain, Beginning of Summer, Grain Full, Grain in Ear, Summer Solstice, Lesser Heat, Greater Heat, Beginning of Autumn, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost Descent, Beginning of Winter, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Lesser Cold, Greater Cold. So, which solar term is the Autumnal Equinox among the 24 solar terms? What solar term comes after the Autumnal Equinox? Autumn is the season of harvest. As the eighth month of the lunar calendar arrives, the autumn atmosphere gradually becomes stronger. In such a beautiful season, Shuimoxiansheng.com will accompany you through every day of the eighth lunar month of 2021.

What is the origin of the 24 solar terms?

The 24 solar terms originated in the Yellow River Basin and were established based on the climate and phenology of this area. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, the four solar terms of mid-spring, mid-summer, mid-autumn and mid-winter were established.
By the late Warring States period, in the "Twelve Months Record" of "Lüshi Chunqiu", there were already eight solar terms named: Beginning of Spring, Vernal Equinox, Beginning of Summer, Summer Solstice, Beginning of Autumn, Autumnal Equinox, Beginning of Winter, and Winter Solstice.
By the Qin and Han dynasties, the 24 solar terms had been fully established. In 104 BC, the Taichu Calendar formulated by Deng Ping and others officially included the 24 solar terms in the calendar and clarified the astronomical positions of the 24 solar terms.

Which solar term is the Autumnal Equinox among the 24 solar terms?

The Autumnal Equinox is the sixteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and usually falls on September 22-24 of the Gregorian calendar every year.
Autumn solar terms: Beginning of Autumn, dated from August 7 to 9 in the Gregorian calendar, means the beginning of autumn and the temperature gradually drops from the hottest; End of Heat, dated from August 22 to 24 in the Gregorian calendar, means the end of the hot summer days; White Dew, dated from September 7 to 9 in the Gregorian calendar, means the weather turns cooler and water vapor on the ground condenses into dew; Autumnal Equinox, dated from September 22 to 24 in the Gregorian calendar, means the day and night are equal; Cold Dew, dated from October 8 to 9 in the Gregorian calendar, means the dew is cold and is about to freeze; Frost Descent, dated from October 23 to 24 in the Gregorian calendar, means the weather is cold and frost begins to appear.

What is the significance of the autumnal equinox?

It indicates the middle of autumn, when day and night are of equal length.
The Autumnal Equinox occurs on the ninetieth day of autumn, in the middle of autumn, which means it divides autumn equally. On this day, the sun reaches 180° of ecliptic longitude (the autumnal equinox point), almost directly hitting the earth's equator. Day and night are equal in length everywhere in the world. After that, the daytime will be significantly shortened, the nighttime will gradually lengthen, and the climate will become much more comfortable.

What solar term comes after the Autumnal Equinox?

Cold Dew solar term.
Cold Dew is the solar term after the Autumnal Equinox and is also the fifth solar term in autumn. Cold Dew, literally, means a cold solar term. During this solar term, water vapor condenses and the dew on the ground is even colder than during White Dew, and is about to turn into frost. The weather gradually turns from cool to cold.

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