Solar term 2 of 24

Rain Water雨水

Snow gives way to rain.

Sun at
330°
Date in 2026
18 Feb
Type
Mid-month
Sunrise
乙
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 15°03′ south of due east.

Three pentads

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

  1. 1獺祭魚Otters lay out their fish
  2. 2候雁北Wild geese head north
  3. 3草木萌動Plants begin to sprout

Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 12.