"The beginning of summer is warm, the dog days are hot, the beginning of the summer is cold, the three dog days are cool", what is the situation in the beginning of summer this year? Is the dog days hot?

"The beginning of summer is warm, the dog days are hot, the beginning of the summer is cold, the three dog days are cool" This is a popular folk proverb, which shows that there is a certain relationship between the beginning of summer and the dog days.

The meaning is also easy to understand from the literal meaning, if the day of the beginning of the summer solar term is warmer (the temperature is higher), then the dog days of the year will be relatively hot. If the temperature is not so high on the day of the beginning of summer, then it will be relatively cool during the dog days of the year.

Some friends will ask, is the dog days hot or cool this year? Then you must first know whether the beginning of summer solar terms this year is warm or cold.

Lixia is the seventh solar term of the 24 solar terms, and it is also the first solar term of summer, the solar term of the transition from spring to summer. The arrival of the Lixia solar term does not mean that the high temperature of more than 30 degrees has entered in a short period of time, and in many regions in the north, it is still in the spring climate. Even in the southern region, there will be some chill in the morning and evening at this time.

If you want to know the warmth and coldness of the day of the beginning of the summer solar term, the way to judge is very simple, that is, wait until the day, feel it yourself, or check the weather forecast for a period of time in advance.

However, in the past, there was no weather forecast, and the ancients summed up some rules through some experience, and they could also predict the cold and warm of the beginning of summer in advance.

The most common way is the saying "early in the summer is cold, late in the summer is warm". If it is "early summer", then the beginning of summer will be cold (dog days are cool), and if it is "late summer", then the beginning of summer will be warm (dog days will be hot in that year).

The question arises again, how to judge the "sooner or later" of Lixia?

The solar calendar time of the beginning of summer is basically fixed every year, from May 5th to May 7th of each year, however, the lunar time is not fixed, and the beginning of summer is in March in some years, and the beginning of summer in April in some years.

This is due to the different lunisolar calendars and the existence of leap months. Folks believe that if the beginning of summer is in the third month of the lunar calendar, it is called "early summer". On the contrary, if the beginning of summer falls in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, it is called the "late beginning of summer".

This year, the beginning of summer is May 5, and the lunar time of that day is March 27, which is in March. Therefore, judging by this method, this year's Lixia is "early Lixia".

There is a specific time point when the solar term reaches the beginning of summer, which can be accurate to the hour, minute and second, not that the beginning of summer on May 5 starts from 0:00:00.

The specific time of the beginning of the summer solar term depends on the hour, minute and second when the sun reaches 45 degrees of yellow longitude. If the time is before 12 noon, the beginning of summer is called "early risten", and if it is after 12 o'clock, then the beginning of summer is called "late rising".

There is also a saying that in ancient times, the morning or afternoon was not judged by 12 o'clock, but by the time of noon. Before noon, it's morning, and after noon, it's afternoon. Therefore, the beginning of summer is before noon, that is, "early summer", and after noon, it is "late summer".

The noon time slot is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The specific time of this year's Lixia is 8:09:51 on May 5, 2024, whether it is before (after) 12 o'clock or before (after) noon, this year's Lixia belongs to "early Lixia".

The above agricultural proverb has already mentioned, "early summer is cold, late summer is warm", just from the meaning of this agricultural proverb, this year's beginning of summer solar term (early summer) day of the temperature will be relatively low. Combined with the agricultural proverb "the beginning of summer is warm and hot, and the beginning of summer is cold and cool", it can be known that during this year's dog days, the temperature will be relatively cooler.

Is it better to be hot on dog days? or cool?

If you answer this question from people's daily life, it is estimated that many friends like to be cooler, after all, too hot weather, whether it is travel, or other aspects, is not very comfortable. Especially for people who work outdoors and farmers who are friends, too hot weather may increase the risk of heat stroke.

From the perspective of agricultural planting and growth, crops at this time prefer relatively hot weather. As the old saying goes, "it should be hot or not, the grains should not bear fruit", "it should be cold or not, and the scenery of adulthood", most areas of the mainland, the four seasons of the year are distinct, in what season, what crops are planted, when it should be hot, when it should be cold, it should be cold, so that it is more conducive to the growth of crops.

If the four seasons are chaotic, it is not hot when it should be hot, and it is not cold when it should be cold, not to mention that crops cannot grow normally, and people's health is estimated to be affected. Do you agree with that?

Based on the above, this year's Lixia is "early Lixia", according to the folk agricultural proverb, this year's dog days may be cooler. Do you prefer dog days to be hotter or cooler?