Solar Terms for the month of Wu Shen / Earth Monkey (August) in the year of Ren Yin / Water Tiger 2022
The calendar "Autumn" season started on the 7th of August, 2022 at 20:28 hours. The solar term to mark the beginning of the month is "Autumn Begins" or Li Qiu. In this particular month of the Chinese Luni-solar calendar, there are clashes of elements on both the Tian Gan (Heavenly Stems) and Di Zi (Earthly Branches) levels, between the month and the year: Year Heavenly Stem / Tian Gan : Water Month Heavenly Stem / Tian Gan : Earth Water X Earth (clashing relationship) Year Earthly Branch / Di Zi : Tiger / Yin Month Earthly Branch / Di Zi : Monkey / Shen Tiger x Monkey (clashing relationship)