White Dew 白露

What it marks

Dew condenses white on the grass at dawn — the first unmistakable physical sign of cooling. One of the most poetic terms, and a fixture of classical verse.

Traditionally favours

• harvest
• reflection
• writing
• preparing for cold

Read as the moment the year's turn becomes undeniable rather than theoretical.

These are the tradition’s tendencies, not guarantees — and a solar term describes a stretch of weeks, so for a specific day check today’s almanac, which reads the day’s own 宜 and 忌.