Grain Rain穀雨

Sunrise

In Beijing, as the book records it, the sun rises 15°03′ north of due east.

Three pentads

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

1. 1萍始生Duckweed grows
2. 2鳴鳩拂其羽Turtledoves preen
3. 3戴勝降於桑Hoopoes land on the mulberry