寒露 Cold Dew: autumn solar term, October 8-9 寒露 · Hán Lù

Classical attributes

• Solar position: longitude 195°
• Date range: October 8-9
• Season: autumn (late autumn)
• Type: 節 — Sectional term — month transition
• Month branch: 戌 (Dog)

Climatic register

Dew turns cold; the air gains autumn's full bite; the metal-element peak gives way to the earth-element holding of late autumn. Frost-warnings begin in northern regions.

Hidden stems of the 戌 month branch

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

• 戊 (Yang Earth, primary)
• 辛 (Yin Metal, residual)
• 丁 (Yin Fire, residual)

BaZi relevance

寒露 marks the transition into the 戌 (Xu, Dog) month pillar. The 戌 month is the late-autumn storehouse — earth-element holding that integrates the metal of autumn with the residual fire of summer. One of the four storehouse months.

QMDJ (Qi Men Dun Jia) relevance

Yin dun 6 (authority consolidation) opens this term, transitioning through 9 (visibility) and 3 (movement consolidation) — the late-autumn closing sequence emphasises completing leadership cycles. In the QMDJ system, 寒露 falls within the 陰遁 (yin dun, backward-rotating consolidation) half-year. The three thirds of this solar term map to 陰遁6局 (upper), 陰遁9局 (middle), and 陰遁3局 (lower) respectively. QMDJ consultations made during 寒露 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 寒露, see the 18 Dun Periods reference for the relevant dun-period pages, or book a QMDJ forecasting consultation.

Observed register for 寒露 births

寒露 marks consolidation after the metal-peak — what was being harvested begins forming structure for storage. Born around 寒露 often carries a register of methodical organisation and the patience to integrate accumulated knowledge into useful form.

Why generic Cold Dew interpretation fails

The solar term is one structural layer of a BaZi chart, not the whole chart. The actual reading for someone born around 寒露 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 寒露 (October 8-9). For BaZi practice, this sectional term marks the month-pillar transition — births before vs. after the exact Cold Dew timestamp have different month pillars.
• Read the 寒露 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 寒露 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.