What kind of solar term is Summer Solstice (夏至)?

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 Summer Solstice?

Decide when you would like today’s plans to end. Conversely, remaining daylight is not a reason to keep extending activity.

How does Summer Solstice 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.

夏至

Summer Solsticexiàzhì

Summer · Fire · Heart · term no. 10

Solar term 10 of 24 — highlighted on a summer-solstice-at-top wheel — Term 10 · summer solstice at top (south) · dates shift slightly each year

At a glance

Summer Solstice (夏至) 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. Decide when you would like today’s plans to end.

Seasonal care in Summer Solstice

Decide when you would like today’s plans to end.

What to avoid in Summer Solstice

Remaining daylight is not a reason to keep extending activity.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of solar term is Summer Solstice (夏至)?: 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 Summer Solstice?: Decide when you would like today’s plans to end. Conversely, remaining daylight is not a reason to keep extending activity.
How does Summer Solstice 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).