What day is the summer solstice in the lunar calendar this year? Why is the summer solstice always in the fifth month of the lunar calendar?
Regarding the 24 solar terms, many people can blurt out which 24 they are, but they cannot accurately judge the specific time of birth. The following editor will introduce to you, what day is the summer solstice in the lunar calendar this year, and why is the summer solstice always in the fifth month of the lunar calendar? The days of each month are different, and suggest different do’s and don’ts. Doing things according to the lunar calendar will make your fortune smoother. Let’s go to Shuimo.com’s special topic for May to learn about the do’s and don’ts of each day in May.What day is the summer solstice this year in the lunar calendar?The summer solstice in 2022 is on the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month.The summer solstice is the turning point of the sun, after which it will go "backwards". After the summer solstice, the sun's direct point gradually moves southward, and the daytime in the northern hemisphere begins to gradually shorten. For areas on and to the north of the Tropic of Cancer, the altitude of the sun at noon begins to decrease day by day after the summer solstice. There is a saying among the people that "after eating summer solstice noodles, the day will become a line shorter." The Tang Dynasty poet Wei Yingwu also wrote in his poem "Summer Solstice Summer Vacation in Beichi" that "the daytime sundial has reached its lowest point, and the night clock will get longer from now on." Why does the summer solstice always fall in the fifth month of the lunar calendar?This is determined by the rules of the lunar calendar.The lunar calendar is also called the Xia calendar, and is also commonly known as the lunar calendar. In fact, it is not just a lunar calendar, but a lunisolar calendar that takes into account both the solar cycle and the lunar cycle. The 24 solar terms are natural nodes divided according to the solar cycle, namely the tropical year cycle. Twelve of the 24 solar terms are called "Zhongqi", which correspond to the twelve months in the Xia calendar. The Xia calendar stipulates that these twelve "Zhongqi" must be within the twelve months. Because the Earth's orbit is an elliptical orbit, the lengths of the twelve solar terms are not uniform, but the average spacing is one twelfth of the tropical year period, which is approximately 30.4369 days. However, the lunar calendar takes into account the lunar phase cycle. Each month starts with the new moon and goes through a lunar phase cycle. On average, each month is about 29.53 days. Therefore, the lunar calendar stipulates that a short month has 29 days and a long month has 30 days. This cycle is shorter than the average interval between the middle qi. In this way, as the solar term approaches the end of the month in the corresponding month, a lunar phase cycle is finally completed, but the solar term has not yet arrived, so the month becomes a leap month. Make sure the next solar term comes in the new month. This year, the Grain Full Moon falls on the 21st day of the fourth lunar month, and the summer solstice has not yet arrived in the next lunar phase cycle, so the lunar phase cycle after April is a leap April. In the next lunar cycle, the summer solstice will arrive at the beginning of the month, which is May. The common point between May and Wuyue is that they both have the summer solstice. The difference is that the month of Wu is the period of the tropical year from Grain in Ear to Lesser Heat. The fifth month of the lunar calendar is a lunar phase cycle that includes the summer solstice. Is the Summer Solstice a lunar festival or a Gregorian festival?The Summer Solstice is a lunar festival.The Summer Solstice is not only an important solar term, but also one of the oldest festivals in China. There is a view that the Dragon Boat Festival, a traditional festival, originated from the Summer Solstice. The summer solstice is the time of wheat harvest. Since ancient times, people have celebrated the harvest and worshipped their ancestors at this time to pray for the elimination of disasters and a good harvest. Therefore, the summer solstice was incorporated into the ancient rituals of worshiping gods as a festival. |
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