September 7th – September 11th, 2024 is Autumn – HAKURO (White dew)-43rd KOU “Dew glistens white on grass.”
In the 24 SEKKI (Major divisions of the year), now it’s “HAKURO.” HAKU means white and “RO” is dew.
When the leaves of a plant are cooled below the dew point, the water vapor in the air condenses and forms tiny water droplets on the surface of the leaves as morning dew. The 43rd of the 72 seasons says that we are now in the season when the morning dew on the leaves glistens white.
It’s getting quite cool in the mornings. The temperature is at its lowest just before the sun rises. Have you ever slept with the window open and woken up wrapped in a blanket?
After “White Dew” comes “Autumnal Equinox Day,” when radiation cooling is more likely to occur in the Nagano Basin. Dew glistens white on “earth.”
