穀雨 Grain Rain: spring solar term, April 19-21 穀雨 · Gǔ Yǔ

Classical attributes

• Solar position: longitude 30°
• Date range: April 19-21
• Season: spring (late spring)
• Type: 氣 — Mid-term — within month
• Month branch: 辰 (Dragon)

Climatic register

Rain nourishes grain crops; the warmth and moisture combine to support germination. The earth-element holding of 辰 month integrates the wood and water that came before, in service of summer's fire that comes next.

Hidden stems of the 辰 month branch

The 辰 earthly branch holds these heavenly stems internally — read in BaZi as the “hidden essence” of the month pillar:

• 戊 (Yang Earth, primary)
• 乙 (Yin Wood, residual)
• 癸 (Yin Water, residual)

BaZi relevance

穀雨 is the mid-term within the 辰 month pillar. The classical 'grain rain' period is read as the integration phase of the storehouse month — where the spring's wood energy, the year's accumulated water, and the patient earth-element holding all combine in service of the upcoming summer.

QMDJ (Qi Men Dun Jia) relevance

The central self-position register of yang dun 5 opens this term, transitioning into dun 2 (illness-watch) and dun 8 (productive accumulation). In the QMDJ system, 穀雨 falls within the 陽遁 (yang dun, forward-rotating expansion) half-year. The three thirds of this solar term map to 陽遁5局 (upper), 陽遁2局 (middle), and 陽遁8局 (lower) respectively. QMDJ consultations made during 穀雨 carry the dun-period register stacked on top of the solar-term's seasonal energy.

For chart-aware QMDJ reading of a specific consultation made during 穀雨, see the 18 Dun Periods reference for the relevant dun-period pages, or book a QMDJ forecasting consultation.

Observed register for 穀雨 births

穀雨 carries the register of steady nourishment — supporting growth in others, integrative work, the kind of patient mid-spring labour that determines summer's harvest. Born around 穀雨 often carries a strong steward / supporter register.

Why generic Grain Rain interpretation fails

The solar term is one structural layer of a BaZi chart, not the whole chart. The actual reading for someone born around 穀雨 depends on the day pillar (the Day Master), the year and hour pillars, the chart's elemental balance, and the upcoming luck pillars. Generic per-solar-term descriptions can name the foundational seasonal register, but they cannot tell you what your specific chart says. Master Sean Chan’s BaZi consultation reads the full chart against your specific question.

• Identify whether your birth or your question's timing falls within 穀雨 (April 19-21). For BaZi practice, this mid-term sits within the 辰 month pillar without changing it.
• Read the 穀雨 register against your full chart. The solar term contributes a foundational layer; the rest of the chart determines actionable guidance.
• Plot your chart via the free BaZi Calculator to see how 穀雨 interacts with your day, year, and hour pillars.
• Book chart-aware reading via BaZi consultation for high-stakes questions. Generic per-term reference is no substitute for the consultation.