What kind of solar term is Major Heat (大暑)?

It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Summer season, belonging to the element Fire with the Heart as its central organ.

What is good to do at Major Heat?

Keep one easy alternative that suits today’s conditions. Conversely, changing or cancelling a planned activity is an available choice.

How does Major Heat relate to Four Pillars?

The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

大暑

Major Heatdàshǔ

Summer · Fire · Heart · term no. 12

Solar term 12 of 24 — highlighted on a summer-solstice-at-top wheel — Term 12 · summer solstice at top (south) · dates shift slightly each year

At a glance

Major Heat (大暑) is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Summer season. In the five elements it belongs to Fire, and its central organ is the Heart. Keep one easy alternative that suits today’s conditions.

Seasonal care in Major Heat

Keep one easy alternative that suits today’s conditions.

What to avoid in Major Heat

Changing or cancelling a planned activity is an available choice.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of solar term is Major Heat (大暑)?: It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Summer season, belonging to the element Fire with the Heart as its central organ.
What is good to do at Major Heat?: Keep one easy alternative that suits today’s conditions. Conversely, changing or cancelling a planned activity is an available choice.
How does Major Heat relate to Four Pillars?: The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

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Seasonal care follows the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon (Four-Qi Attunement).