When is the Great Heat? 2017 Great Heat solar term time list

What month and day is the Great Heat? Great Heat is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar, when the sun is at 120° of the ecliptic longitude. The arrival of the Great Heat solar term is also the hottest time of the year. Next, let’s take a look at the specific time of the Great Heat.

What month and day is the Great Heat?

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The time of the Great Heat in 2017 is: July 22, 23:15:18, the twenty-ninth day of the sixth lunar month in 2017
The time of the Great Heat in 2018 is: July 23, 05:00:16, the eleventh day of the sixth lunar month in 2018
The time of the Great Heat in 2019 is: July 23, 10:50:16, the twenty-first day of the sixth lunar month in 2019
The time of the Great Heat in 2020 is: July 22, 16:36:44, the second day of the sixth lunar month in 2020
The time of the Great Heat in 2021 is: July 22, 22:26:16, the 13th day of the sixth month (small month) in the lunar calendar of 2021
The time of the Great Heat in 2022 is: July 23, 04:06:49, the 25th day of the sixth lunar month in 2022
The time of the Great Heat in 2023 is 09:50:15 on July 23, the seventh day of the sixth lunar month in 2023
The time of the Great Heat in 2024 is: July 22, 15:44:11, the 17th day of the sixth month (small month) in the lunar calendar of 2024
The time of the Great Heat in 2025 is: July 22, 21:29:11, the 28th day of the sixth lunar month in 2025
The time of the Great Heat in 2026: July 23, 03:12:48, the tenth day of the sixth lunar month in 2026
The time of the Great Heat in 2027 is: July 23, 09:04:20, the 20th day of the sixth lunar month in 2027

Description of the Great Heat Solar Term

1. Great Heat, the last solar term in summer, when the sun reaches 120 degrees of ecliptic longitude.
2. The lunar calendar records: "When the Big Dipper points to Bing, it is the Great Heat. At this time, the weather is much hotter than the Lesser Heat, so it is named the Great Heat."
3. The Great Heat falls around the middle of the dog days of summer and is the hottest season of the year. Its heat level even exceeds that of the Lesser Heat, so it is called the Great Heat.
4. The Great Heat is divided into three phases: "The first phase is when rotten grass turns into fireflies; the second phase is when the soil becomes moist and the heat becomes sultry; the third phase is when heavy rains come."
5. The Great Heat solar term is also the period when heat-loving crops grow the fastest. At the same time, various meteorological disasters such as drought, flood, and wind disasters are also most frequent in many areas.

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