Solar term 15 of 24
White Dew白露
Dew begins to show white in the cool of the night.
- Sun at
- 165°
- Date in 2026
- 7 Sept
- Type
- Opens a month
- Sunrise
- 甲
Sunrise
In Beijing, as the book records it, the sun rises 7°44′ north of due east.
Three pentads
Each term splits into three five-day pentads, each named for a sign in nature.
- 1鴻雁來Wild geese arrive
- 2玄鳥歸Swallows leave
- 3群鳥養羞Birds store food
Sources Xie Ji Bian Fang Shu, vol. 12.