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Kokuu (Grain rain): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Apr 19, 2020Sun23:45
2021Apr 20, 2021Tue05:33
2022Apr 20, 2022Wed11:24
2023Apr 20, 2023Thu17:14
2024Apr 19, 2024Fri23:00
2025Apr 20, 2025Sun04:56
2026Apr 20, 2026Mon10:39
2027Apr 20, 2027Tue16:18
2028Apr 19, 2028Wed22:09
2029Apr 20, 2029Fri03:56
2030Apr 20, 2030Sat09:44
2031Apr 20, 2031Sun15:31
2032Apr 19, 2032Mon21:14
2033Apr 20, 2033Wed03:13
2034Apr 20, 2034Thu09:04
2035Apr 20, 2035Fri14:49

Dates and times 1951–2050 →

Method

Solar terms are the moments the Sun’s apparent ecliptic longitude reaches multiples of 15°, computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris and given in Japan Standard Time. Old-calendar months begin on the JST date of each new moon; the month containing the winter solstice is month 11, and in a year with 13 months the first month without a principal term is the leap month. Rokuyō follow (month + day) of the old calendar; day signs follow the 60-day cycle. Seasonal days use the conventional definitions (e.g. setsubun = the day before risshun, hachijū-hachiya = the 88th day counting risshun as day 1). Dates were cross-checked against the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s published calendar.

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Kokuu (Grain rain) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 30°. Next: Apr 20, 2027 16:18 JST.