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Solar term

Start of Summer

Start of Summer falls on May 6, 2027 — one of the twenty-four solar terms that keep the Chinese calendar aligned with the sun.

May 6, 2027 · Thursday · day officer Stable

The day itself

A Stable day. — Settle things. Sign, commit, decide — what you put in writing today tends to hold. Day score 74 of 99.

What a solar term is

The sun moves 15° between terms. They mark the seasons rather than the moon, which is why the almanac's month pillar changes at a term rather than on the first of a Gregorian month.

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