What's the date of the lunar calendar today?

Today is the fifth day of the eighth lunar month.

The lunar calendar, that is, the current traditional calendar in China, belongs to the yin-yang calendar, that is, the lunar calendar and the solar calendar. According to the change cycle of the moon phases, each moon phase changes to one month, taking the tropical year of the sun as the length of a year, and adding 24 solar terms and setting leap months to make the average calendar year adapt to the tropical year. The combination of lunar calendar and solar calendar in lunar calendar forms the method of combining yin and yang. Because of the use of "Xia Zheng", it was called Li Xia in ancient times.

The current lunar calendar was renamed as "Summer Calendar" after 1970, which was calculated by Purple Mountain Observatory of China Academy of Sciences, and the national standard "Compilation and Promulgation of Lunar Calendar" was promulgated on 20 17. Using the new calendar, the years are divided into flat year and leap year, flat year 12 months and leap year 13 months. Month is divided into big month and small month, with 30 days in big month and 29 days in small month, and the average calendar month is equal to the full moon.

Climate change in August

1, warming up: In most areas, August is the hottest period in summer, and the temperature is usually higher than that in previous months. The temperature during the day may be very high, especially in hot areas, often exceeding 30 degrees Celsius.

2. Rainy season: In some areas, especially tropical and subtropical areas, August is the peak of rainy season. With the increase of rainfall frequency and precipitation, thunderstorms and short-term heavy precipitation may occur, but other areas may be less affected by precipitation.

3. Temperature range: Although the temperature is high during the day, the temperature range in August is usually slightly lower than that in previous months. This means that cool mornings and evenings begin to appear, and there may be cool temperatures.

4. Humidity rise: As precipitation increases and the temperature rises, there may be higher humidity in August, which makes the hot weather feel more sultry and uncomfortable.