Guyu

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Solar term
 Longi-
tude 
  Term   Calendar
Spring
315°Lichun4–5 February
330°Yushui18–19 February
345°Jingzhe5–6 March
Chunfen20–21 March
15°Qingming4–5 April
30°Guyu20–21 April
Summer
45°Lixia5–6 May
60°Xiaoman21–22 May
75°Mangzhong5–6 June
90°Xiazhi21–22 June
105°Xiaoshu7–8 July
120°Dashu22–23 July
Autumn
135°Liqiu7–8 August
150°Chushu23–24 August
165°Bailu7–8 September
180°Qiufen23–24 September
195°Hanlu8–9 October
210°Shuangjiang23–24 October
Winter
225°Lidong7–8 November
240°Xiaoxue22–23 November
255°Daxue7–8 December
270°Dongzhi21–22 December
285°Xiaohan5–6 January
300°Dahan20–21 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 and Japanese: 穀雨; simplified Chinese: 谷雨; 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.

Pentads

Date and Time (UTC)
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

Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

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:

China

Japan

References


    Preceded by
    Qingming (清明)
    Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
    Lixia (立夏)