When is the Lesser Heat in 2019? Does Lesser Heat mark the beginning of the dog days?

When is the Lesser Heat in 2019? Does Lesser Heat mark the beginning of the dog days?
Lesser Heat means a slight heat, not very severe, which means the weather starts to get hot. So when is the Lesser Heat in 2019 ? Is the day of Lesser Heat the beginning of the dog days of summer? June is approaching autumn, and fruits gradually ripen. The best of them are lychees, which make the concubines so happy that they can't stop smiling, so June is also called lychee month. If you want to know about the sixth lunar month of 2019, please visit Mr. Shui Mo’s website for consultation.

When is the Lesser Heat in 2019?

2019 Minor Heat Gregorian calendar time: July 7, 2019, Sunday 17:19:59
2019 Minor Heat Lunar Calendar Time: June 5, 2019 17:19:59

Peng Zu's 100 Taboos: Yi does not plant, Si does not travel far. Conflict: Snake Day Conflict (Ji Hai) Pig Yearly Evil: Yearly Evil East [Today's Old Almanac is Suitable]
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]
Fasting and offering sacrifices to pray for a child, accepting marriage proposals, getting married, setting up a bed, seeking medical treatment, pardon, taking up a post, traveling, signing a contract, opening a warehouse, enrolling in school, and receiving money [Today's taboos in the old almanac]
[Do not use it for major events on the day of the year]
Planting, opening the market, moving into the house, building, buying property, traveling, burial, breaking ground, seeking wealth
The time of Lesser Heat in 2019 is July 7th in the Gregorian calendar, which is the fifth day of the sixth lunar month. The solar term occurs at 17:19:59 in the afternoon. Since this day is a bad day in the old lunar calendar, it is not very auspicious. It is recommended to reduce civil activities.

Does Lesser Heat mark the beginning of the dog days of summer?

There are only 15 days between Lesser Heat and Summer Solstice, while the Dog Days usually occur 20 days after Summer Solstice. Therefore, it is not the Dog Days yet during Lesser Heat. However, when Lesser Heat comes, we should start preparing for the Dog Days to avoid unnecessary temperature rise which our body cannot bear.
There are three hot days in a row, each of which lasts for ten days, and this is calculated according to the ten number of the heavenly stems. Therefore, the three dog days are divided into: the third Geng day after the summer solstice is the beginning day of the first dog day.
The date of the beginning of the dog days can be simply expressed by the four-character formula "Summer Solstice Three Gengs", that is, starting from the third "Geng" day after the summer solstice, the first dog days is 10 days, the middle dog days is 10 days or 20 days, and the last dog days is 10 days. The "ganzhi calendar" was popular in ancient my country. The days were recorded in a cycle using 60 different names formed by matching 10 heavenly stems with 12 earthly branches. Any day containing the character Geng is called Geng Day.
2019 Summer Solstice Date: June 21, 2019
The first Geng Day after the summer solstice in 2019 is June 22, 2019 (Geng Yin Day)
The second Geng day after the summer solstice in 2019: July 2, 2019 (Gengzi Day)
The third Geng day after the summer solstice in 2019: July 12, 2019 (Gengxu Day)
The first day of the "fu" season this year is July 12, 2019 (Gengxu Day) . Because the first dog days lasts for 10 days, this year's first dog days is from July 12th to July 21st.

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