處暑 End of Heat: autumn solar term, August 22-24 處暑 · Chǔ Shǔ

Classical attributes

• Solar position: longitude 150°
• Date range: August 22-24
• Season: autumn (early autumn)
• Type: 氣 — Mid-term — within month
• Month branch: 申 (Monkey)

Climatic register

Heat releases; autumn's coolness asserts itself; the metal-element register stabilises. Late-summer's lingering humidity gives way to clarifying dryness.

Hidden stems of the 申 month branch

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

• 庚 (Yang Metal, primary)
• 壬 (Yang Water, transitional)
• 戊 (Yang Earth, residual)

BaZi relevance

處暑 is the mid-term within the 申 month pillar. The classical 'end of heat' period is read as the consolidation phase of early autumn — where the metal-element transition that opened at 立秋 stabilises and the year's energetic vector turns decisively inward.

QMDJ (Qi Men Dun Jia) relevance

Yin dun 1 (career consolidation) opens this term, transitioning through 4 (scholar) and 7 (speech / legal). The cooling-off period reads as integration of summer's achievements. In the QMDJ system, 處暑 falls within the 陰遁 (yin dun, backward-rotating consolidation) half-year. The three thirds of this solar term map to 陰遁1局 (upper), 陰遁4局 (middle), and 陰遁7局 (lower) respectively. QMDJ consultations made during 處暑 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 處暑, see the 18 Dun Periods reference for the relevant dun-period pages, or book a QMDJ forecasting consultation.

Observed register for 處暑 births

處暑 carries the register of release — the cooling-off after sustained heat, the relaxation of summer's intensity. Born around 處暑 often carries a register of timely retreat from over-extension and the wisdom to stop pushing once enough has been achieved.

Why generic End of Heat interpretation fails

The solar term is one structural layer of a BaZi chart, not the whole chart. The actual reading for someone born around 處暑 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 處暑 (August 22-24). For BaZi practice, this mid-term sits within the 申 month pillar without changing it.
• Read the 處暑 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 處暑 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.