When does the Beginning of Summer in 2020 begin? What does the Beginning of Summer mean?

When does the Beginning of Summer in 2020 begin? What does the Beginning of Summer mean?
Introduction: The Beginning of Summer is one of the 24 solar terms, but the specific time of the Beginning of Summer is not the same every year. So when does the Beginning of Summer in 2020 begin? What does the Beginning of Summer mean? Days are divided into the solar calendar (Gregorian calendar) and the lunar calendar (Lunar calendar). What kind of fortune will we have in the fourth month of the lunar calendar in the Year of the Rat, Gengzi? Please go to Shui Mo Xiansheng website for the special topic of April 2020 in the lunar calendar!

When does the beginning of summer in 2020 begin?

2020 Lixia specific time: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 08:50:23
"When the Dipper points to the southeast, it is the beginning of summer. All things grow at this time, so it is called the beginning of summer." "Beginning of summer" means that the plants sown in spring have grown upright by this time.
Spring is for growth, summer is for growth, autumn is for harvest and winter is for storage. Summer is the best season for many crops to grow vigorously. When it comes to the beginning of summer, everything is flourishing. Due to my country's vast territory and large north-south span, the natural rhythms vary from place to place.
During the Beginning of Summer season, only the area south of the line from Fuzhou to Nanling in my country is experiencing the true summer of "dense green trees and long summer days, with towers and pavilions reflected in ponds"; while parts of the Northeast and Northwest have just entered spring.
According to the classification standards of modern climatology (seasonal average temperature), summer begins when the daily average temperature stably rises to above 22℃.

What does Beginning of Summer mean?

《1》Lixia is the seventh solar term in the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer.
《2》The Beginning of Summer falls on May 5-7 of the Gregorian calendar every year. At this time, the handle of the Big Dipper points to the southeast, and the sun's ecliptic longitude reaches 45°.
"Almanac" states: "When the Big Dipper points to the southeast, it is the Beginning of Summer. All things grow at this time, so it is named the Beginning of Summer." The Beginning of Summer is an important solar term that indicates that all things have entered their peak growth season.
《3》After the beginning of summer, the sunshine increases, the temperature gradually rises, thunderstorms increase, and crops enter a stage of vigorous growth.
《4》The beginning of summer marks the farewell to spring and the beginning of summer. Spring brings growth, summer brings growth, autumn brings harvest, and winter brings storage. When it comes to the Beginning of Summer, all things flourish. Due to my country's vast territory and large north-south span, the natural rhythms vary from place to place.
《5》During the Beginning of Summer, only the area south of Fuzhou to Nanling Mountains in my country is experiencing the true summer of "dense green trees and long summer days, with reflections of buildings in ponds"; while some areas in the Northeast and Northwest have just entered spring.
According to the classification standards of modern climatology (seasonal average temperature), summer begins when the daily average temperature stably rises to above 22℃.

——Extended content: Calculation method of Lixia solar term

[Y*D+C]-L
Formula interpretation: Y = the last two digits of the year, D = 0.2422, L = the number of leap years, 21st century C = 5.52, 20th century = 6.318
For example: The date of the beginning of summer in 2088 = [88×0.2422+5.52]-[88/4]=26-22=4, so May 4th is the beginning of summer.
Exception: For the year 1911, add 1 day to the result.

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