When is the Summer Solstice? Is the summer solstice a fixed date every year?

"The sundial has reached its lowest point, and the night has become longer from now on." On this day, the sun is almost directly above the Tropic of Cancer, and the day is longest and the night is shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. After the summer solstice, most parts of my country will enter midsummer, which is the most unbearable hot season of the year. “Hottest mode” is about to start, are you ready? When is the Summer Solstice? Is the summer solstice a fixed date every year? The most prosperous herb in May is calamus, so the fifth month of the lunar calendar is also called the calamus month. Shuimoxiansheng.com has prepared relevant articles about the fifth month of the lunar calendar in 2020, welcome to check them out.

When is the Summer Solstice? Is the summer solstice a fixed date every year?

Every year on June 21st or 22nd.
The summer solstice falls on June 21 or 22 every year. Ancient China divided the summer solstice into three stages: "The first stage is when deer antlers fall off; the second stage is when cicadas start to sing; the third stage is when summer solstice appears." On the day of the summer solstice, the sun almost directly shines over the Tropic of Cancer. At this time, the daytime is the longest and the night is the shortest in the Northern Hemisphere. After this day, the days will become shorter and shorter.
Formula: [Y*D+C]-L
Formula interpretation: Y=last two digits of the year, D=0.2422, L=leap year number, 21st century C=21.37, 20th century=22.20.
For example: The summer solstice date in 2088 = [88×0.2422+21.37]-[88/4]=42-22=20, and the summer solstice is on June 20.
Exception: For the year 1928, add one day to the result.

Summer Solstice 2020

Gregorian calendar time: Sunday, June 21, 2020 Lunar calendar time: May 1, 2020

How to improve your fortune in the second half of the year on this day?

1. Eating noodles at the Summer Solstice brings good luck. There is a folk saying: "Eat dumplings at the Winter Solstice and noodles at the Summer Solstice." It means that you should eat dumplings at the Winter Solstice and eat noodles at the Summer Solstice. The custom of eating noodles during the summer solstice has a long history. In the ancient summer solstice rituals, people used to make noodles with the new wheat used in the sacrifices, in order to obtain the blessings of the gods. This custom has been passed down to this day and has a very wide influence.
There are many kinds of noodles to eat during the summer solstice, including cross-bridge rice noodles, shredded pork noodles, Yangchun noodles, fried noodles with soybean paste, sweet noodles, etc. But no matter what kind of noodles you eat, you are borrowing the aura of the summer solstice to "eat good omens" and bring yourself good luck.
2. Eating cool food during the summer solstice can prevent epidemic diseases. The ancient book "Explanation of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms" records: "When the yang reaches its extreme, the yin begins to be born. When the sun reaches its northernmost point, the day is at its longest and the shadow is shortest, so it is the summer solstice." After entering the summer solstice, the hottest "dog days" of the year will soon arrive. During the hot summer solstice, the energy of the fire element is too strong, and fire represents blood and heart in numerology. Strong fire suppresses metal, and metal represents the lungs, which means the lungs are prone to problems. Therefore, on the day of the summer solstice, it is best to eat some cool foods such as ginseng, polygonatum, tortoise jelly, tofu pudding, etc., so as to restrain the yang aura and improve your health.
3. It is better to endure hardships in summer
As mentioned earlier, the fire element is strong in the summer, which has a more severe restraint on the lungs, which belong to the metal element, so you have to "suffer" more. The so-called "eating bitterness" refers to eating things that taste bitter, because bitter foods generally help the heart and lung qi. Ingredients such as bitter gourd, pumpkin, cauliflower, lotus seed, kuding tea, chrysanthemum tea, honeysuckle, coffee, beer, celery leaves, lettuce leaves, radish leaves, buckwheat, almonds, citrus, etc. are all good choices.
4. Treating winter diseases in summer is good for health. Many respiratory diseases basically do not occur in summer, but the root causes exist and they occur frequently in winter. Obviously, the summer climate conditions are extremely beneficial to human health! Traditional Chinese medicine has proposed a treatment method of treating winter diseases in summer. Taking advantage of the superior natural medical environment in summer, patients can eat important foods and recuperate in summer to achieve twice the result with half the effort!
5. Nourishing the mind during the summer solstice is the best for bringing good luck. The ancient book “On Health Preservation” mentions: “It is better to regulate your breathing and calm your mind, and always feel as if there are ice and snow in your heart. The heat will also be reduced in your heart. You cannot treat heat as heat, otherwise you will generate more heat.” Heart refers to the heart, and the heart also represents thoughts. Therefore, during the summer solstice, you should add less troubles to yourself, have less anger, turn big things into small things, and make your mentality tend to be peaceful. This is also a way to bring good luck during the summer solstice.