Lucky days to buy lottery tickets, 2026

Many people buy lottery tickets on days lucky for money and beginnings: Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Tenshabi, Tiger days, Snake days and Kinoe-ne days. A lucky day does not change the odds; it is simply a way to buy with a good feeling.

The best days (◎) of 2026: 17 in all (showing those still to come)

Dec 15 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Taian)Dec 16 (Kinoe-ne day, Tenshabi, Ichiryū-manbai-bi)Dec 27 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Taian)

On weekends and holidays (from now on): Dec 27 (Sun)

How we chose: days that are Taian or Tenshabi or Ichiryū-manbai-bi or Tiger day or Snake day or Tsuchinoto-mi day or Kinoe-ne day, excluding Fujōju-bi and Jushi-bi. ◎ marks Tenshabi, or Ichiryū-manbai-bi that falls on Taian or Tiger day or Snake day or Tsuchinoto-mi day or Kinoe-ne day. ○ marks the other days. Saturdays and Sundays are marked in the tables; holidays are named under the date.

Tenshabi left out: May 20 (Fujōju-bi), Jul 19 (Jushi-bi, Fujōju-bi). We follow the view that Jushi-bi and Fujōju-bi cancel out a lucky day. Days left out only because of the rokuyō are fine if you don’t mind the rokuyō.

Month by month

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Open January–October (past months)

January (13 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Jan 2 (Fri)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jan 4 (Sun)○TomobikiTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Jan 5 (Mon)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jan 7 (Wed)○TaianSnake day, Taian
Jan 13 (Tue)○TaianTaian
Jan 14 (Wed)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jan 16 (Fri)○TomobikiTiger day
Jan 19 (Mon)○ShakkōSnake day
Jan 26 (Mon)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jan 28 (Wed)○SenbuTiger day
Jan 29 (Thu)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jan 30 (Fri)○TaianTaian
Jan 31 (Sat)○ShakkōSnake day

February (8 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Feb 8 (Sun)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Feb 11 (Wed)
National Foundation Day		○TaianTaian
Feb 12 (Thu)○ShakkōSnake day
Feb 13 (Fri)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Feb 20 (Fri)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Feb 21 (Sat)○TaianTiger day, Taian
Feb 24 (Tue)○TomobikiTsuchinoto-mi day
Feb 25 (Wed)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi

March (9 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Mar 4 (Wed)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Mar 5 (Thu)◎TaianTiger day, Tenshabi, Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Mar 8 (Sun)○TomobikiSnake day
Mar 11 (Wed)○TaianTaian
Mar 12 (Thu)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Mar 17 (Tue)◎TaianTiger day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Mar 22 (Sun)○TaianTaian
Mar 24 (Tue)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Mar 29 (Sun)◎ShakkōTiger day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)

April (10 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Apr 1 (Wed)○SenbuSnake day
Apr 3 (Fri)○TaianTaian
Apr 8 (Wed)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Apr 9 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Apr 10 (Fri)○ShakkōTiger day
Apr 11 (Sat)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Apr 15 (Wed)○TaianTaian
Apr 20 (Mon)◎ShakkōKinoe-ne day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Apr 22 (Wed)○TomobikiTiger day
Apr 23 (Thu)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi

May (11 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
May 2 (Sat)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
May 4 (Mon)
Greenery Day		◎TomobikiTiger day, Tenshabi
May 5 (Tue)
Children's Day		○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi
May 6 (Wed)
Substitute holiday		○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
May 13 (Wed)○TaianTaian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
May 16 (Sat)○TomobikiTiger day
May 17 (Sun)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
May 18 (Mon)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
May 24 (Sun)○TaianTaian
May 29 (Fri)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
May 30 (Sat)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian

June (7 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Jun 9 (Tue)○SenbuTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Jun 11 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Jun 12 (Fri)◎ShakkōSnake day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Jun 15 (Mon)○TaianTaian
Jun 21 (Sun)○TaianTiger day, Taian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Jun 24 (Wed)◎TomobikiTsuchinoto-mi day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Jun 25 (Thu)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi

July (9 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Jul 3 (Fri)○TaianTiger day, Taian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Jul 6 (Mon)◎TomobikiSnake day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Jul 9 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Jul 10 (Fri)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jul 15 (Wed)○SenshōTiger day
Jul 18 (Sat)○ButsumetsuSnake day
Jul 22 (Wed)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Jul 25 (Sat)○TaianTaian
Jul 30 (Thu)○ButsumetsuSnake day

August (11 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Aug 3 (Mon)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Aug 6 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Aug 8 (Sat)○SenshōTiger day
Aug 11 (Tue)
Mountain Day		○ButsumetsuSnake day
Aug 13 (Thu)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Aug 17 (Mon)○TaianTaian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Aug 18 (Tue)◎ShakkōKinoe-ne day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Aug 20 (Thu)○TomobikiTiger day
Aug 25 (Tue)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Aug 29 (Sat)○TaianTaian
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Aug 30 (Sun)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi

September (11 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Sep 1 (Tue)○TomobikiTiger day
Sep 4 (Fri)○TaianSnake day, Taian
Sep 6 (Sun)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Sep 7 (Mon)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Sep 10 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Sep 13 (Sun)○ButsumetsuTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Sep 14 (Mon)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
Sep 16 (Wed)○SenshōSnake day
Sep 19 (Sat)○ButsumetsuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Sep 25 (Fri)○ButsumetsuTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Sep 26 (Sat)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian

October (12 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Oct 1 (Thu)◎ButsumetsuTenshabi, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Oct 2 (Fri)○TaianTaian
Oct 7 (Wed)○ButsumetsuTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Oct 8 (Thu)○TaianTaian
Oct 10 (Sat)○SenshōSnake day
Oct 13 (Tue)○TaianTaian
Oct 14 (Wed)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Oct 17 (Sat)○SenbuKinoe-ne day
Oct 22 (Thu)○TomobikiTsuchinoto-mi day
Oct 23 (Fri)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Oct 25 (Sun)○TaianTaian
Oct 26 (Mon)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi

November (11 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Nov 3 (Tue)
Culture Day		○TomobikiSnake day
Nov 6 (Fri)○TaianTaian
Nov 7 (Sat)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Nov 8 (Sun)○SenshōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Nov 10 (Tue)○TaianTaian
Nov 15 (Sun)○ButsumetsuSnake day
Nov 16 (Mon)○TaianTaian
Nov 19 (Thu)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Nov 22 (Sun)○TaianTaian
Nov 24 (Tue)○SenshōTiger day
Nov 27 (Fri)○ButsumetsuSnake day

December (10 days)

DateMarkRokuyōLucky days
Dec 1 (Tue)○TomobikiIchiryū-manbai-bi
Dec 2 (Wed)○SenbuIchiryū-manbai-bi
Dec 4 (Fri)○TaianTaian
Dec 9 (Wed)○TaianSnake day, Taian
Dec 15 (Tue)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
Dec 16 (Wed)◎ShakkōKinoe-ne day, Tenshabi, Ichiryū-manbai-bi
Dec 18 (Fri)○TomobikiTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
Dec 27 (Sun)◎TaianIchiryū-manbai-bi, Taian
Dec 28 (Mon)○ShakkōIchiryū-manbai-bi
Dec 30 (Wed)○TomobikiTiger day
Sanrinbō (unlucky for building)
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Tips for choosing a date

In Japan there is no age limit for lottery tickets (Jumbo, Loto, Numbers), but sports lotteries (toto, BIG) cannot be bought by under-19s.

Lucky days in the almanac have long been used as a guide for choosing dates. Put your family’s plans and other people’s schedules first, and use them when you can’t decide. Almanac notes can differ between traditions.

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