| Longi- tude |
Term | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Spring | ||
| 315° | Lichun | 4-5 February |
| 330° | Yushui | 18-19 February |
| 345° | Jingzhe | 5-6 March |
| 0° | Chunfen | 20-21 March |
| 15° | Qingming | 4-5 April |
| 30° | Guyu | 20-21 April |
| Summer | ||
| 45° | Lixia | 5-6 May |
| 60° | Xiaoman | 21-22 May |
| 75° | Mangzhong | 5-6 June |
| 90° | Xiazhi | 21-22 June |
| 105° | Xiaoshu | 7-8 July |
| 120° | Dashu | 22-23 July |
| Autumn | ||
| 135° | Liqiu | 7-8 August |
| 150° | Chushu | 23-24 August |
| 165° | Bailu | 7-8 September |
| 180° | Qiufen | 23-24 September |
| 195° | Hanlu | 8-9 October |
| 210° | Shuangjiang | 23-24 October |
| Winter | ||
| 225° | Lidong | 7-8 November |
| 240° | Xiaoxue | 22-23 November |
| 255° | Daxue | 7-8 December |
| 270° | Dongzhi | 21-22 December |
| 285° | Xiaohan | 5-6 January |
| 300° | Dahan | 20-21 January |
The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Gǔyù (pīnyīn) or more commonly pronounced as Gǔyǔ, or Kokuu (rōmaji) (traditional Chinese: 穀雨; simplified Chinese: 谷雨; Japanese: 穀雨; Korean: 곡우; Vietnamese: Cốc vũ; literally: "grain rain") is the 6th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 30° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 45°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 30°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around April 20 and ends around May 5.
Contents |
| year | begin | end |
|---|---|---|
| 辛巳 | 2001-04-20 00:35 | 2001-05-05 10:44 |
| 壬午 | 2002-04-20 06:20 | 2002-05-05 16:37 |
| 癸未 | 2003-04-20 12:02 | 2003-05-05 22:10 |
| 甲申 | 2004-04-19 17:50 | 2004-05-05 04:02 |
| 乙酉 | 2005-04-19 23:37 | 2005-05-05 09:52 |
| 丙戌 | 2006-04-20 05:26 | 2006-05-05 15:30 |
| 丁亥 | 2007-04-20 11:07 | 2007-05-05 21:20 |
| 戊子 | 2008-04-19 16:51 | 2008-05-05 03:03 |
| 己丑 | 2009-04-19 22:44 | 2009-05-05 08:50 |
| 庚寅 | 2010-04-20 04:29 | 2010-05-05 14:44 |
| 辛卯 | 2011-04-20 10:17 | 2011-05-05 20:23 |
| 壬辰 | 2012-04-19 16:12 | 2012-05-05 02:19 |
| 癸巳 | 2013-04-19 22:03 | 2013-05-05 08:18 |
| 甲午 | 2014-04-20 03:55 | 2014-05-05 13:59 |
Each solar term can be divided into 3 pentads (候). They are: first pentad (初候), second pentad (次候) and last pentad (末候). Pentads in Guyu include:
| Preceded by Qingming (清明) |
Solar term (節氣) | Succeeded by Lixia (立夏) |