September 22nd – September 27th, 2024 is Autumn – SHUBUN (Autumn equinox)-46th KOU “Thunder ceases.”
It seems like there are fewer thunders around this time.
The description of the sound of thunder in the SEVENTYTWO calendar first appeared at the end of the Spring equinox, the 12th KOU from March 30th-April 3rd. It’s ”Distant thunder.”
I feel that thunder at this season is different from the one in summer.
On hot summer days, it often occurred in the near evening. Sky darkened locally, and then lightning flashed just nearby followed with the roar afterwards soon. Thunder at this season seems occur from late at night until dawn. The whole sky is lit. Maybe because lightning happens inside clouds. I can’t see any flashes itself, just hear a quiet rumbling somewhere far away for long.
It is said that if there are a lot thunder around the time rice plants are ripening, the harvest will be good. Rice harvesting is in full swing in this area right now!