Guyu

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Guyu
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese穀雨
Simplified Chinese谷雨
Literal meaninggrain rain
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabetcốc vũ
Chữ Hán穀雨
Korean name
Hangul곡우
Hanja穀雨
Japanese name
Kanji穀雨
Hiraganaこくう
Solar term
  Longitude     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 Chinese lunisolar calendar divide a year into 24 solar terms.[1] Gǔyǔ, Kokuu, Gogu, or Cốc vũ 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[]

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[]

  • First pentad: 萍始生, 'Duckweed begins to sprout'.[2]
  • Second pentad: 鳴鳩拂其羽, 'Cuckoo shakes off wings'.[2]
  • Last pentad: 戴勝降于桑, 'Hoopoe perches in mulberry trees'.[2]

Japan[]

  • First pentad: Ashi hajimete shōzu (葭始生), 'Reed begins to bud'.[3]
  • Second pentad: Shimo yamite nae izuru (霜止出苗), 'Frost ends and rice seedlings to grow'.[3]
  • Last pentad: Botan hanasaku (牡丹華), 'Peony blooms'.[3]

Date and time[]

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
乙未 2015-04-20 09:41 2015-05-05 19:55
丙申 2016-04-19 15:31 2016-05-05 01:41
丁酉 2017-04-19 21:29 2017-05-05 07:29
戊戌 2018-04-20 03:12 2018-05-05 13:26
己亥 2019-04-20 08:54 2019-05-05 19:05
庚子 2020-04-19 14:47 2020-05-05 00:51
Source: JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System

References[]

  1. ^ Zhang, Peiyu; Hunag, Hongfeng (1994). "The Twenty-four Solar Terms of the Chinese Calendar and the Calculation for Them". Purple Mountain Observatory.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Kondō Heijō (近藤瓶城), ed. (1901). 新加纂録類 (Shinka Sanrokurui). 改定史籍集覧 (Kaitei Shiseki Shūran). 19. (Meiji 34). Tokyo: 近藤活版所 (Kondō Kappansho). p. 110.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Fujisawa Morihiko (1961). 年中行事編 (Nenjū Gyōjihen). 図説日本民俗学全集 (Zusetsu Nihon Minzokugaku Zenshū). 7. Tokyo: Akane Shobō. p. 103.
Preceded by
Qingming (清明)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Lixia (立夏)
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