What kind of solar term is Grain Rain (穀雨)?

It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Spring season, belonging to the element Wood with the Liver as its central organ.

What is good to do at Grain Rain?

Choose just the next step in an unfinished task. Conversely, a change of season is not a deadline for results.

How does Grain Rain relate to Four Pillars?

The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

穀雨

Grain Raingǔyǔ

Spring · Wood · Liver · term no. 6

Solar term 6 of 24 — highlighted on a summer-solstice-at-top wheel — Term 6 · summer solstice at top (south) · dates shift slightly each year

At a glance

Grain Rain (穀雨) is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Spring season. In the five elements it belongs to Wood, and its central organ is the Liver. Choose just the next step in an unfinished task.

Seasonal care in Grain Rain

Choose just the next step in an unfinished task.

What to avoid in Grain Rain

A change of season is not a deadline for results.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of solar term is Grain Rain (穀雨)?: It is one of the 24 solar terms, entering the Spring season, belonging to the element Wood with the Liver as its central organ.
What is good to do at Grain Rain?: Choose just the next step in an unfinished task. Conversely, a change of season is not a deadline for results.
How does Grain Rain relate to Four Pillars?: The solar terms mark the month boundaries in Four Pillars astrology. The month's pillar changes at the solar term (the sectional entry), not the first of the calendar month.

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Seasonal care follows the Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon (Four-Qi Attunement).