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Usui (Rain water): dates and times

Dates by year

YearDateDayJST
2020Feb 19, 2020Wed13:57
2021Feb 18, 2021Thu19:44
2022Feb 19, 2022Sat01:43
2023Feb 19, 2023Sun07:34
2024Feb 19, 2024Mon13:13
2025Feb 18, 2025Tue19:07
2026Feb 19, 2026Thu00:52
2027Feb 19, 2027Fri06:33
2028Feb 19, 2028Sat12:26
2029Feb 18, 2029Sun18:08
2030Feb 18, 2030Mon00:00
2031Feb 19, 2031Wed05:51
2032Feb 19, 2032Thu11:32
2033Feb 18, 2033Fri17:34
2034Feb 18, 2034Sat23:30
2035Feb 19, 2035Mon05:16

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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Usui (Rain water) is the moment the Sun reaches ecliptic longitude 330°. Next: Feb 19, 2027 06:33 JST.