Summer Solstice — 夏至 (Xiàzhì)

Summer Solstice (夏至, Xiàzhì) is the 10th of the 24 solar terms, at the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 90°. It is a mid-term (中氣): it falls in the middle of a BaZi month and does not change the month pillar.

Customs

The longest day; from here the light wanes — in the tradition, the turn from yang, the bright and active phase, toward yin, the quiet and receptive one. Customs: eating noodles (“tasting the new grain”), weighing oneself, and in old times offering to the Earth and resting from work in the heat.

Dates

The moment the Sun reaches 90°, in UTC; add your own time zone.

In the app the Day calendar shows the current term with these customs and the day's almanac, works offline, and the planner reads the month pillar from the sectional terms. See the features.

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