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White Dew 白露 · Báilù
Cooler nights leave dew on the grass. 'Bailu tea' is valued, and in Fuzhou it is a custom to eat longan at this term.
- Longitude of the Sun165°
- Jie / ZhongqiJie (节), a sectional term: it begins a month of the Four Pillars
- Sekki白露 hakuro
White Dew: when it begins, 2026 to 2031
| 2026 | 7 September 2026, 22:41 | 7 September, 14:41 UTC |
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| 2027 | 8 September 2027, 04:28 | 7 September, 20:28 UTC |
| 2028 | 7 September 2028, 10:22 | 7 September, 02:22 UTC |
| 2029 | 7 September 2029, 16:12 | 7 September, 08:12 UTC |
| 2030 | 7 September 2030, 21:53 | 7 September, 13:53 UTC |
| 2031 | 8 September 2031, 03:50 | 7 September, 19:50 UTC |
Its three kō in Japan
- 草露白 kusa no tsuyu shiroshi: Dew glistens white on the grass · 8 September 2027
- 鶺鴒鳴 sekirei naku: Wagtails sing · 13 September 2027
- 玄鳥去 tsubame saru: Swallows leave · 18 September 2027
Calculated from the Sun's apparent position (PyEphem), to about a minute. Names, meanings and customs after the Hong Kong Observatory, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and UNESCO.