Rain Water — 雨水 (Yǔshuǐ)

Rain Water (雨水, Yǔshuǐ) is the 2nd of the 24 solar terms, at the Sun's ecliptic longitude of 330°. It is a mid-term (中氣): it falls in the middle of a BaZi month and does not change the month pillar.

Customs

Snow gives way to rain and river ice begins to crack. In parts of Sichuan, traditionally the time to find a godparent for a child and for married daughters to visit their parents with gifts; in the south, rice seedlings are started.

Dates

The moment the Sun reaches 330°, 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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