梅ばい月げつ

noun

fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month

Rare, archaic term for a lunar month. The exact month varies by old calendar system: sometimes the fifth month, sometimes the fourth. Compare 皐月 (さつき, fifth month) and 卯月 (うづき, fourth month).

See also: 皐月 · 卯月

• 古ふるい暦こよみでは、梅ばい月げつは五ご月がつを指さすこともあれば、四し月がつを指さすこともあった。

  In old calendars, 梅月 sometimes referred to the fifth month and sometimes to the fourth month.