What is the meaning of the White Dew solar term? What are the solar terms in autumn?

What is the meaning of the White Dew solar term? What are the solar terms in autumn?
What is the meaning of the White Dew solar term? What are the solar terms in autumn? There are a total of twenty-four solar terms in a year. Different solar terms have different meanings and different climates. The eighth month of the lunar calendar is also called "Mid-Autumn", and every autumn rain brings a chill. Shuimoxiansheng.com will accompany you through every day of the eighth lunar month of 2019.

What is the meaning of the White Dew solar term?

"Collected Explanations of the 72 Seasonal Changes" says: "In the eighth month... the yin energy gradually becomes heavier, and the dew condenses and turns white." As the weather gradually turns cooler, you will find many dewdrops on the ground and leaves in the early morning. This is because water vapor condenses on them at night, hence the name White Dew.
Bailu, August Festival. Autumn belongs to gold, gold is white, yin energy becomes heavier, and dew condenses and turns white.
The first sign is the arrival of wild geese. The wild geese are big and small. They come from the north to the south. It is not called the south because it is not their home. Please see the section on Rain Water for details.
The second sign is the return of the Yuan birds. Yuan bird, the meaning is to see the Spring Equinox (the first sign of the Spring Equinox, the Yuan bird arrives; the swallows come). At this time, birds migrate from the north to the south. The swallow is a southern bird, so it is called "return".
The third sign is that flocks of birds are storing food. More than three people are called a crowd, and more than three beasts are called a group. Group means multitude. The note of "Book of Rites" says: "Spicy food refers to the food in the soup." Those who nourish food store it for the winter months.

What are the solar terms in autumn?

There are a total of 6 different solar terms in autumn, namely: Beginning of Autumn, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew and Frost Descent.
Beginning of Autumn: On the day of Beginning of Autumn, cool breeze arrives, and five days later, white dew falls, and five days later, cicadas start to sing. The Beginning of Autumn is the thirteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. It occurs when the sun reaches 135° of the ecliptic longitude.
End of Heat: On the day of End of Heat, eagles offer sacrifices to birds. Five days later, heaven and earth begin to become solemn. Five days later, crops are harvested. End of Heat is the fourteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms, and it occurs when the sun reaches 150° of the ecliptic longitude.
White Dew: On the day of White Dew, wild geese arrive. Five days later, black birds return. Five days later, flocks of birds store food. Bailu is the fifteenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms. It occurs when the sun reaches 165 degrees of the ecliptic longitude.
Autumnal Equinox: On the day of the Autumnal Equinox, the thunder begins to subside. Five days later, hibernating insects return to their homes. Five days later, the water begins to dry up. The Autumnal Equinox is the sixteenth solar term among the twenty-four solar terms. On this day, the sun reaches 180° of the ecliptic longitude (the autumnal equinox point).
Cold Dew: On the day of Cold Dew, wild geese come as visitors. Five days later, sparrows fly into the water and become clams. Five days later, chrysanthemums turn into yellow flowers. Cold Dew is the seventeenth solar term in the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term in autumn.
Frost: On the day of Frost, jackals sacrifice animals. Five days later, the grass and trees turn yellow and fall. Five days later, all hibernating insects lie down. Frost Descent is the last solar term in autumn, which also means that winter is about to begin.

When is the White Dew solar term in 2019?

White Dew Almanac Query on September 8, 2019:
Solar term White Dew: Sunday, September 8, 2019 06:16:09
Lunar calendar:
August 10, 2019
Gregorian calendar: September 8, 2019, Sunday, Virgo
【Today’s lunar calendar is suitable】
Breaking ground, drilling, building graves, burying, accepting betrothal gifts, marrying, recruiting sons-in-law, taking office, offering sacrifices, opening the market, setting up tickets, seeking money, granting amnesty, collecting money, building meridians, blocking acupuncture points, and building embankments
[Today’s taboos in the almanac]
Separation, fasting, praying, releasing water, taking in livestock, acupuncture, medical treatment, moving, moving, moving into a new house, erecting pillars, building a house
From the above content, we can know that the White Dew solar term in 2019 is September 8, the tenth day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar.
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