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Bailu (solar term)

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Solar term
Term Longitude Dates
Lichun 315° 4–5 February
Yushui 330° 18–19 February
Jingzhe 345° 5–6 March
Chunfen 20–21 March
Qingming 15° 4–5 April
Guyu 30° 20–21 April
Lixia 45° 5–6 May
Xiaoman 60° 21–22 May
Mangzhong 75° 5–6 June
Xiazhi 90° 21–22 June
Xiaoshu 105° 7–8 July
Dashu 120° 22–23 July
Liqiu 135° 7–8 August
Chushu 150° 23–24 August
Bailu 165° 7–8 September
Qiufen 180° 23–24 September
Hanlu 195° 8–9 October
Shuangjiang 210° 23–24 October
Lidong 225° 7–8 November
Xiaoxue 240° 22–23 November
Daxue 255° 7–8 December
Dongzhi 270° 21–22 December
Xiaohan 285° 5–6 January
Dahan 300° 20–21 January

The traditional East Asian calendars divide a year into 24 solar terms (節氣). Báilù (pīnyīn), Hakuro (rōmaji), or Baengno (romaja) (Chinese and Japanese: 白露; Korean: 백로; Vietnamese: Bạch lộ; lit. 'white dew') is the 15th solar term. It begins when the Sun reaches the celestial longitude of 165° and ends when it reaches the longitude of 180°. It more often refers in particular to the day when the Sun is exactly at the celestial longitude of 165°. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around September 7 and ends around September 23. Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated around this time. Template:Bailu

Preceded by
Chushu (處暑)
Solar term (節氣) Succeeded by
Qiufen (秋分)

Pentads

  • 鴻雁來, 'The wild geese come' - referring to the southward migration of geese.
  • 玄鳥歸, 'The dark birds return' - 'dark birds' refer to swallows.
  • 群鳥養羞, 'Birds stock their hoards' - i.e. in preparation for winter.