中华万年历

小暑是二十四节气中的第十一个节气，也是夏季的第五个节气。每年公历7月6日-8日，当太阳到达黄经105°时为小暑。"小"是小的意思，"暑"是炎热的意思，小暑表示天气开始炎热，但还没有到最热的时候。小暑时节标志着盛夏的正式开始，我国大部分地区进入了一年中最热的时期。小暑正值初伏前后，民间有"小暑大暑，上蒸下煮"的说法，形象地描述了这个时期的炎热程度。虽然小暑不是一年中最热的时候，但紧接着就是一年最热的节气大暑，民间有"小暑过，一日热三分"的说法。小暑时节，气温高、湿度大、降水多，农作物进入旺盛生长期，也是农业生产的关键时期。

Minor Heat (Xiaoshu) is the 11th solar term among the 24 solar terms and the fifth solar term of summer, occurring around July 6-8 when the sun reaches 105 degrees celestial longitude. "Xiao" (小) means small or minor, while "shu" (暑) means heat - Minor Heat indicates weather beginning to turn hot but hasn't reached the hottest period yet. Minor Heat marks midsummer's official beginning, with most parts of China entering the year's hottest period. Minor Heat coincides with the first fu period - folk sayings state "Minor Heat, Major Heat, steaming above and cooking below," vividly describing this period's extreme heat. Though Minor Heat isn't the year's hottest time, it's immediately followed by Major Heat, the year's hottest solar term - folk sayings note "after Minor Heat passes, each day three degrees hotter." During Minor Heat, high temperatures, high humidity, and abundant precipitation characterize the weather, with crops entering vigorous growth periods - also a critical period for agricultural production.