What is the date of long summer in 2020?
It's May 5, 2020.
Long summer is the seventh solar term among the twenty-four solar terms and the first solar term in summer, which means that the job of sowing in spring has begun to grow upright. In ancient times, it was one of the customs that people paid more attention to. Generally, May 5th of each year is the time in long summer, which means that long summer will be on May 5th of the Gregorian calendar in 2020, and the specific long summer time is 08:5 1:6 1 of that day.
What is the meaning of long summer?
Farewell to spring and the beginning of summer.
As soon as long summer heard this solar term, he knew that summer was coming, that is, the end of spring. As the first solar term in summer, at this time, he pointed to the southeast, the sun's longitude was 45, and the dimension was long summer. Everything grew up at this point, so it was called "long summer". At this time, everything was full of vitality, the temperature gradually increased, the hot summer season came, and thunderstorms increased, so crops entered a time of vigorous development in a year.
Is it hot in long summer in 2020?
Not necessarily.
Long summer is just the beginning of summer, which doesn't mean the weather is already very hot, so it may not be very hot in long summer in 2020, and it may be lower than 20℃ at this time. Under normal circumstances, when long summer passes, there will be solar terms such as the summer solstice, and then the weather will start to get hot and warm. In May and June of 2020, the average temperature will be 23.2℃, which is 0.3 higher than the usual average temperature.
What's the difference between long summer and the summer solstice?
Although long summer and the summer solstice are both solar terms in summer, there are still some differences between them.
Beginning of Summer
Long summer represents that summer is about to begin, and there are three phases in long summer's solar terms. As the saying goes, it is also called "the first phase, the first phase, the second phase, the earthworm coming out, the third phase, and the melon is born". After long summer, the sunshine will gradually increase, the temperature will generally increase, and the rainfall will increase.
Summer Solstice
The summer solstice is the earliest solar term in 24 solar terms. It is generally on June 2 1-23 every year, which is the middle point of summer. On this day, the position of the sun directly on the ground reaches the northernmost point of the year, and it is the longest day in all parts of the northern hemisphere. There is also a saying among the people that "eating the summer solstice makes the day shorter".