Solar term 5 of 24

Clear and Bright清明

The air clears and the land turns bright.

Sun at
15°
Date in 2026
5 Apr
Type
Opens a month
Sunrise
甲
立春雨水驚蟄春分清明穀雨立夏小滿芒種夏至小暑大暑立秋處暑白露秋分寒露霜降立冬小雪大雪冬至小寒大寒
Its place in the solar year

Sunrise

In Beijing, as the book records it, the sun rises 7°44′ north of due east.

Three pentads

Each term splits into three five-day pentads, each named for a sign in nature.

  1. 1桐始華Paulownia blooms
  2. 2田鼠化為鴽Field mice turn into quail
  3. 3虹始見Rainbows appear

Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 12.