白露
Bái Lù · White Dew
Each year lands around 9/8 in the Gregorian calendar (the exact date shifts slightly year to year).
Three Hou — five days each
- Wild geese arrive
- Swallows depart
- Birds store food for winter
The 'three hou' (三候) is the traditional five-day-each observation pattern within a single solar term — fifteen days in all.
What this term marks
Bai-Lu (White Dew). Dew condenses into pale beads on the grass. 'Yin grows heavier, condenses into dew.' Morning leaves now carry the late-autumn signature.
Folklore & farming
Southern custom 'white rice for white dew' — eating white-coloured foods today. 'Bai-Lu tea' — autumn tea harvested now, said to be cleaner and rounder than spring.
What it means in a BaZi chart
Bai-Lu opens the You (Rooster) month — Metal at peak. Metal Day Masters are at their strongest; Wood Day Masters should avoid head-on confrontation now.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.