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Hanro means cold dew forms; as temperatures fall further, the dew turns cold. It is deep autumn, with foliage heading toward its peak.
Hanro, around October 8, is when the air turns cold and cold dew forms. It is a time to hurry the harvest.
Wild geese arrive in earnest, chrysanthemums bloom, and the foliage deepens. The harvest must finish before the frost.
The Double Ninth custom of climbing high to drink chrysanthemum wine overlaps this time. People kept up autumn tonics like loach soup.
Hanro (Cold Dew) begins when the Sun reaches 195° of ecliptic longitude. · First pentad, 鴻雁來賓 — the wild geese arrive like guests. · Second pentad, 雀入大水爲蛤 — sparrows enter the great water (the sea) and become clams. · Third pentad, 菊有黃華 — chrysanthemums bear yellow flowers. One commentary explains that if the geese arriving at Baekro are the first flocks, those arriving at Hanro are the latecomers, hence 'guests' (賓). The second pentad is an old explanation based on seeing clams become plentiful on the shore just as sparrows grew scarce: a flying creature was thought to have turned into a creature of the water, and some added that the markings on clam shells resemble a sparrow's plumage. The third pentad is among those that fit the Korean season best, since wild asters and cultivated chrysanthemums are in full bloom across Korea by October. Hanro's pentads bundle bird migration, ancient imagination and the flower in front of you into a single threshold into late autumn.
Sweet persimmons (dangam) come into season around Hanro, and many households bring in their mature pumpkins (neulgeun-hobak). Kept somewhere cool and airy, a mature pumpkin will last into winter, supplying pumpkin porridge and pumpkin fritters for weeks. Street ginkgo trees start dropping their fruit now, so wipe your soles at the door to keep that smell from settling into your shoes and the hallway. As the first mornings in single digits appear, heating gear comes out of storage. Before using an electric blanket or hot-water mat, check that the wiring was not kinked or crushed where it was folded over summer, and look over the cord and controller for damage. Fitting draught strips around window frames and the front door is also Hanro work.
| Year | Begins at |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Oct 8, 04:00 |
| 2025 | Oct 8, 09:41 |
| 2026 this year | Oct 8, 15:29 |
| 2027 | Oct 8, 21:17 |
| 2028 | Oct 8, 03:09 |
Cold Dew is one of the twelve jeol (節) that switch the month pillar in Korean Four Pillars astrology. In 2026 the 戌 month begins at Oct 8, 15:29. Anyone born before that moment carries the previous branch; anyone born after carries 戌.
If your birthday falls near a solar term, the date alone does not settle your month pillar — you need the time of birth as well.
Taking Cold Dew alone: it fell at Oct 8, 09:41 in 2025 and at Oct 8, 15:29 in 2026 — roughly 5.8 hours later.
By longitude, Cold Dew sits at 195° and the next term Frost Descent at 210° — about 15 days apart.
A fine time for autumn-foliage outings
Enjoy autumn tonics like loach soup
Finish the harvest before the frost
Keep warm on chilly mornings
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Cold Dew is the 17th of the 24 solar terms, falling around October 8. Cold dew forms. Foliage deepens and the harvest finishes—deep autumn.
Hanro means cold dew forms; as temperatures fall further, the dew turns cold. It is deep autumn, with foliage heading toward its peak.
A fine time for autumn-foliage outings Enjoy autumn tonics like loach soup Finish the harvest before the frost Keep warm on chilly mornings