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The solar term at 165° of solar longitude.
Also known as: White Dew solar term
The Chinese solar term beginning when the sun reaches 165° of ecliptic longitude, around 8 September.
Marks the appearance of visible dew as nights cool, at 165 degrees of ecliptic longitude.
Contexts: History, Public information
Opens a run of three consecutive terms named for condensation at successively lower temperatures — white dew, cold dew, then frost — so the autumn group tracks a single physical process through three named stages.
Contexts: History, Public information
A written character pair set against a division of the year, marked on a Chinese calendar at the point the sun reaches 165° of ecliptic longitude.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.