白露 White Dew: autumn solar term, September 7-9 白露 · Bái Lù

Classical attributes

• Solar position: longitude 165°
• Date range: September 7-9
• Season: autumn (middle autumn)
• Type: 節 — Sectional term — month transition
• Month branch: 酉 (Rooster)

Climatic register

Morning dew condenses on cool grass — the visual signature of autumn's deepening. The metal-element energy reaches its yin-peak phase; refined precision dominates.

Hidden stems of the 酉 month branch

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

• 辛 (Yin Metal, sole)

BaZi relevance

白露 marks the transition into the 酉 (You, Rooster) month pillar. The 酉 month is the peak yin-metal phase — the most-saturated metal-element period of the year, classically associated with refined craftsmanship, articulate communication, and incisive precision.

QMDJ (Qi Men Dun Jia) relevance

Same as 夏至 — yin dun 9 (visibility completion) opening, transitioning through 3 and 6. The metal-peak month opens with this strongly-amplifying yin sequence. In the QMDJ system, 白露 falls within the 陰遁 (yin dun, backward-rotating consolidation) half-year. The three thirds of this solar term map to 陰遁9局 (upper), 陰遁3局 (middle), and 陰遁6局 (lower) respectively. QMDJ consultations made during 白露 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 白露, see the 18 Dun Periods reference for the relevant dun-period pages, or book a QMDJ forecasting consultation.

Observed register for 白露 births

白露 marks the visible-marker pivot of autumn — the dew that announces the season's reality. Born around 白露 carries a register of incisive clarity, refined judgment, and the kind of precise discrimination the metal-peak month supports.

Why generic White 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 白露 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 白露 (September 7-9). For BaZi practice, this sectional term marks the month-pillar transition — births before vs. after the exact White Dew timestamp have different month pillars.
• Read the 白露 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 白露 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.