When is Beginning of Autumn?

For this calendar year, the deterministic solar-term range begins August 7, 2026 to August 23, 2026. The next term marks the end of this window.

Why can it still feel hot at Beginning of Autumn?

Solar terms mark positions in the annual solar cycle; local weather can lag behind or differ by region. The calendar name is not a forecast.

Does this term tell me how my body will react?

No. The page does not predict individual health outcomes or interpret symptoms; it offers general seasonal-living context only.

Solar term entity

Beginning of Autumn (立秋)

Beginning of Autumn (立秋) is the solar-term window from August 7, 2026 to August 23, 2026. Beginning of Autumn marks the solar-calendar shift from summer toward autumn. Heat may continue locally, so the term is best used as a planning signal rather than a promise that the weather or your schedule will suddenly feel different or that any health outcome is expected. Look for a gentle handoff between seasons. Review summer habits that no longer fit, keep the ones that still work, and prepare one simple anchor for the return of work, school, or more structured autumn commitments. Season changes are often mixed rather than clean. A flexible routine lets you respond to warm days and earlier evenings without treating the calendar name as a rule that overrides local reality. TianJi derives the term date and the displayed Yunqi fields from @repo/yunqi-calc, not from generative text. The practical suggestions on this page are general lifestyle education, not diagnosis, treatment, or a substitute for professional care.

Deterministic calendar frame

These values are calculated by @repo/yunqi-calc for the exact solar-term boundary, not inferred by a language model.

Exact term range

August 7, 2026 through the start of August 23, 2026

Yunqi solar term

立秋

Annual movement

岁水太过，寒气流行

Current six-qi step

4. 四之气(主大暑~秋分)

Host and guest qi

太阴湿土 / 太阴湿土

Overlay relation

同气 (相得（顺）)

Three practical ways to meet this window

1.Choose one autumn anchor, such as a regular planning time or earlier wind-down, to test gradually; no full reset is needed.

2.Keep meals familiar while you notice how schedule and local weather are changing; this is not a therapeutic diet.

3.Adjust outdoor plans to current conditions instead of assuming autumn has already arrived; stop while still comfortable.