Lucky days in February
8 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 13 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 20 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 21 (Tiger day), 24 (Tsuchinoto-mi day), 25 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi)
Ten’on-nichi: 4–8, 19–23
Taian on weekends and holidays: 11 (Wed, National Foundation Day), 21 (Sat) Holidays: 11 National Foundation Day, 23 Emperor's Birthday
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 Sun | 丙午 Hinoe-uma | Senshō Toru (take) | 7 Shichiseki | 12/14 | Sanrinbō, Fujōju-bi, Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 2 Mon | 丁未 Hinoto-hitsuji | Tomobiki Yaburu (break) | 8 Happaku | 12/15 | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 3 Tue | 戊申 Tsuchinoe-saru | Senbu Ayabu (danger) | 9 Kyūshi | 12/16 | Setsubun | Doyō | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Ōmō-nichi |
| 4 Wed | 己酉 Tsuchinoto-tori | Butsumetsu Ayabu (danger) | 1 Ippaku | 12/17 | Risshun | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 5 Thu | 庚戌 Kanoe-inu | Taian Naru (succeed) | 2 Jikoku | 12/18 | Dog day, Jushi-bi | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 6 Fri | 辛亥 Kanoto-i | Shakkō Osan (receive) | 3 Sanpeki | 12/19 | Sanrinbō | Ten'on-nichi, Jūnichi | |
| 7 Sat | 壬子 Mizunoe-ne | Senshō Hiraku (open) | 4 Shiroku | 12/20 | Ten'on-nichi, Hassen | ||
| 8 Sun | 癸丑 Mizunoto-ushi | Tomobiki Tozu (close) | 5 Goō | 12/21 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 9 Mon | 甲寅 Kinoe-tora | Senbu Tatsu (establish) | 6 Roppaku | 12/22 | Tiger day, Fujōju-bi | Hassen | |
| 10 Tue | 乙卯 Kinoto-u | Butsumetsu Nozoku (remove) | 7 Shichiseki | 12/23 | Hassen, Ōmō-nichi | ||
| 11 Wed National Foundation Day | 丙辰 Hinoe-tatsu | Taian Mitsu (full) | 8 Happaku | 12/24 | |||
| 12 Thu | 丁巳 Hinoto-mi | Shakkō Taira (level) | 9 Kyūshi | 12/25 | Snake day | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 13 Fri | 戊午 Tsuchinoe-uma | Senshō Sadan (settle) | 1 Ippaku | 12/26 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | ||
| 14 Sat | 己未 Tsuchinoto-hitsuji | Tomobiki Toru (take) | 2 Jikoku | 12/27 | Hassen | ||
| 15 Sun | 庚申 Kanoe-saru | Senbu Yaburu (break) | 3 Sanpeki | 12/28 | Kōshin day | Hassen | |
| 16 Mon | 辛酉 Kanoto-tori | Butsumetsu Ayabu (danger) | 4 Shiroku | 12/29 | Hassen | ||
| 17 Tue | 壬戌 Mizunoe-inu | Senshō Naru (succeed) | 5 Goō | 1/1 | Dog day, Jushi-bi | ||
| 18 Wed | 癸亥 Mizunoto-i | Tomobiki Osan (receive) | 6 Roppaku | 1/2 | Sanrinbō | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 19 Thu | 甲子 Kinoe-ne | Senbu Hiraku (open) | 7 Shichiseki | 1/3 | Usui | Kinoe-ne day, Fujōju-bi | Ten'on-nichi |
| 20 Fri | 乙丑 Kinoto-ushi | Butsumetsu Tozu (close) | 8 Happaku | 1/4 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 21 Sat | 丙寅 Hinoe-tora | Taian Tatsu (establish) | 9 Kyūshi | 1/5 | Tiger day | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 22 Sun | 丁卯 Hinoto-u | Shakkō Nozoku (remove) | 1 Ippaku | 1/6 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 23 Mon Emperor's Birthday | 戊辰 Tsuchinoe-tatsu | Senshō Mitsu (full) | 2 Jikoku | 1/7 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 24 Tue | 己巳 Tsuchinoto-mi | Tomobiki Taira (level) | 3 Sanpeki | 1/8 | Tsuchinoto-mi day | Jūnichi | |
| 25 Wed | 庚午 Kanoe-uma | Senbu Sadan (settle) | 4 Shiroku | 1/9 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ōtsuchi | |
| 26 Thu | 辛未 Kanoto-hitsuji | Butsumetsu Toru (take) | 5 Goō | 1/10 | Ōtsuchi | ||
| 27 Fri | 壬申 Mizunoe-saru | Taian Yaburu (break) | 6 Roppaku | 1/11 | Fujōju-bi | Ōtsuchi | |
| 28 Sat | 癸酉 Mizunoto-tori | Shakkō Ayabu (danger) | 7 Shichiseki | 1/12 | Ōtsuchi |
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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