What time is it on August 8, 2023?

At 2: 22 on August 8, 2023, the beginning of autumn solar term was ushered in at 4 1 sec.

Beginning of autumn represents the beginning, and autumn refers to the maturity of crops. Beginning of autumn said that summer is cool and autumn begins, which is a solar term reflecting the season. In the Song Dynasty, the plane tree planted in the basin was to be moved to the temple. When it arrived in beginning of autumn, the historian shouted: Autumn has arrived. After the play, the phoenix tree dropped one or two leaves to express autumn.

On the day of beginning of autumn in ancient times, the emperor would lead officials of civil and military forces to the western suburbs to offer sacrifices to welcome autumn, and ordered military commanders to start training soldiers to defend the country. In addition, both the imperial court and the people will choose the auspicious day after the autumn harvest. On the one hand, they will pay homage to God and ancestors, and on the other hand, they will try the newly harvested rice valley to celebrate.

Characteristics of beginning of autumn

There are autumn tigers in beginning of autumn: it is cool in the morning and evening, and there is residual heat at noon. Beginning of autumn has arrived, but it's not autumn. It's usually very hot at this time. After beginning of autumn, there are still volts, and autumn tigers still exist. The division of climatic seasons should be based on the average climate temperature, that is, the average local temperature for five consecutive days is below 22℃, which means that autumn has officially arrived.

Beginning of autumn's last days are still here: China is a vast country. Although the climate varies from place to place, most areas have not yet entered the autumn climate, and the last days of dog days are still the third day after beginning of autumn. Especially in the south of China, this solar term is still a hot summer. At the same time, because the typhoon and rainy season are about to pass and the temperature is even hotter, TCM calls the period from beginning of autumn to the autumnal equinox long summer.