Grain in Ear — 芒种 (Mángzhòng)

Grain in Ear (芒种, Mángzhòng) is the 9th of the 24 solar terms, at the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 75°. It is a sectional term (節): in the BaZi calendar it opens a month and changes the month pillar of a chart.

Customs

“Grain in ear”: the busiest time of field work — harvesting winter grain and planting rice, “not a minute to spare”. Customs: seeing off the Flower Goddess, cooking green plums with sugar or in wine, village “mud fights” after planting.

Dates

The moment the Sun reaches 75°, in UTC; add your own time zone.

In the app the Day calendar shows the current term with these customs and the day's almanac, works offline, and the planner reads the month pillar from the sectional terms. See the features.

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