Lucky days in January
2 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 4 (Tiger day) – also Sanrinbō (unlucky for building; some regions avoid moving too), 5 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 14 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 16 (Tiger day), 26 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 28 (Tiger day), 29 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi)
Ten’on-nichi: 5–9
Taian on weekends and holidays: 1 (Thu, New Year's Day; also Fujōju-bi), 24 (Sat; also Fujōju-bi) Holidays: 1 New Year's Day, 12 Coming of Age Day
Gold labels are lucky notes and red ones unlucky. Hover or tap a label for its meaning, or read the guide to the almanac’s selected days. The lunar date is shown as month/day.
| Date | Day eto | Rokuyō · choku | Star | Lunar | Solar term · season | Almanac notes | Selected days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Thu New Year's Day | 乙亥 Kinoto-i | Taian Tozu (close) | 3 Sanpeki | 11/13 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Fujōju-bi | Ōtsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 2 Fri | 丙子 Hinoe-ne | Shakkō Tatsu (establish) | 4 Shiroku | 11/14 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ōtsuchi | |
| 3 Sat | 丁丑 Hinoto-ushi | Senshō Nozoku (remove) | 5 Goō | 11/15 | |||
| 4 Sun | 戊寅 Tsuchinoe-tora | Tomobiki Mitsu (full) | 6 Roppaku | 11/16 | Tiger day, Sanrinbō | Kotsuchi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 5 Mon | 己卯 Tsuchinoto-u | Senbu Mitsu (full) | 7 Shichiseki | 11/17 | Shōkan | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi |
| 6 Tue | 庚辰 Kanoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Taira (level) | 8 Happaku | 11/18 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 7 Wed | 辛巳 Kanoto-mi | Taian Sadan (settle) | 9 Kyūshi | 11/19 | Snake day | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 8 Thu | 壬午 Mizunoe-uma | Shakkō Toru (take) | 1 Ippaku | 11/20 | Sanrinbō | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | |
| 9 Fri | 癸未 Mizunoto-hitsuji | Senshō Yaburu (break) | 2 Jikoku | 11/21 | Fujōju-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | |
| 10 Sat | 甲申 Kinoe-saru | Tomobiki Ayabu (danger) | 3 Sanpeki | 11/22 | Jippōgure, Kotsuchi | ||
| 11 Sun | 乙酉 Kinoto-tori | Senbu Naru (succeed) | 4 Shiroku | 11/23 | Jushi-bi | Jippōgure | |
| 12 Mon Coming of Age Day | 丙戌 Hinoe-inu | Butsumetsu Osan (receive) | 5 Goō | 11/24 | Dog day | Jippōgure | |
| 13 Tue | 丁亥 Hinoto-i | Taian Hiraku (open) | 6 Roppaku | 11/25 | Jippōgure, Jūnichi | ||
| 14 Wed | 戊子 Tsuchinoe-ne | Shakkō Tozu (close) | 7 Shichiseki | 11/26 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Jippōgure, Kiko-nichi | |
| 15 Thu | 己丑 Tsuchinoto-ushi | Senshō Tatsu (establish) | 8 Happaku | 11/27 | Jippōgure | ||
| 16 Fri | 庚寅 Kanoe-tora | Tomobiki Nozoku (remove) | 9 Kyūshi | 11/28 | Tiger day | Jippōgure | |
| 17 Sat | 辛卯 Kanoto-u | Senbu Mitsu (full) | 1 Ippaku | 11/29 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Fujōju-bi, Doyō begins, Doyō rest day | Jippōgure | |
| 18 Sun | 壬辰 Mizunoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Taira (level) | 2 Jikoku | 11/30 | Doyō | Jippōgure | |
| 19 Mon | 癸巳 Mizunoto-mi | Shakkō Sadan (settle) | 3 Sanpeki | 12/1 | Snake day, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Jippōgure, Jūnichi | |
| 20 Tue | 甲午 Kinoe-uma | Senshō Toru (take) | 4 Shiroku | 12/2 | Daikan | Sanrinbō, Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō |
| 21 Wed | 乙未 Kinoto-hitsuji | Tomobiki Yaburu (break) | 5 Goō | 12/3 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 22 Thu | 丙申 Hinoe-saru | Senbu Ayabu (danger) | 6 Roppaku | 12/4 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 23 Fri | 丁酉 Hinoto-tori | Butsumetsu Naru (succeed) | 7 Shichiseki | 12/5 | Jushi-bi, Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 24 Sat | 戊戌 Tsuchinoe-inu | Taian Osan (receive) | 8 Happaku | 12/6 | Dog day, Fujōju-bi, Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 25 Sun | 己亥 Tsuchinoto-i | Shakkō Hiraku (open) | 9 Kyūshi | 12/7 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Jūnichi | |
| 26 Mon | 庚子 Kanoe-ne | Senshō Tozu (close) | 1 Ippaku | 12/8 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Kiko-nichi | |
| 27 Tue | 辛丑 Kanoto-ushi | Tomobiki Tatsu (establish) | 2 Jikoku | 12/9 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 28 Wed | 壬寅 Mizunoe-tora | Senbu Nozoku (remove) | 3 Sanpeki | 12/10 | Tiger day, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 29 Thu | 癸卯 Mizunoto-u | Butsumetsu Mitsu (full) | 4 Shiroku | 12/11 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 30 Fri | 甲辰 Kinoe-tatsu | Taian Taira (level) | 5 Goō | 12/12 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 31 Sat | 乙巳 Kinoto-mi | Shakkō Sadan (settle) | 6 Roppaku | 12/13 | Snake day, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Jūnichi |
How to read this calendar
- Day eto: each day carries one of the 60 stem-and-branch combinations, which repeat every 60 days.
- Rokuyō: the six-day cycle used for weddings and funerals: Senshō (early win: good in the morning), Tomobiki (pulling friends: good except at noon, avoided for funerals), Senbu (early loss: good in the afternoon), Butsumetsu (Buddha's death: the least lucky day), Taian (great peace: good all day), Shakkō (red mouth: good only around noon).
- Choku: the twelve jūni-choku read the day by where the handle of the Big Dipper points. The day whose branch matches the month is Tatsu (establish), and the cycle runs through to Tozu (close). On the first day of a solar month the previous choku repeats.
- Star: the day’s Nine Star Ki star (nikka kyūsei). The order switches between ascending and descending at the Kinoe-ne day nearest each solstice.
- Almanac notes and selected days: traditional lucky and unlucky notes. They differ between traditions; the calculation is explained in How the calendar is calculated.
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