Lucky days in May
2 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 4 (Tiger day + Tenshabi), 5 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 6 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 16 (Tiger day), 17 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 18 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 29 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 30 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi)
Ten’on-nichi: 5–9
Taian on weekends and holidays: 24 (Sun), 30 (Sat) Holidays: 3 Constitution Day, 4 Greenery Day, 5 Children's Day, 6 Substitute holiday
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 Fri | 乙亥 Kinoto-i | Taian Ayabu (danger) | 6 Roppaku | 3/15 | Jushi-bi, Doyō | Ōtsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 2 Sat | 丙子 Hinoe-ne | Shakkō Naru (succeed) | 7 Shichiseki | 3/16 | Hachijū-hachiya (88th night) | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō | Ōtsuchi, Kiko-nichi |
| 3 Sun Constitution Day | 丁丑 Hinoto-ushi | Senshō Osan (receive) | 8 Happaku | 3/17 | Fujōju-bi, Doyō | ||
| 4 Mon Greenery Day | 戊寅 Tsuchinoe-tora | Tomobiki Hiraku (open) | 9 Kyūshi | 3/18 | Tiger day, Tenshabi, Doyō | Kotsuchi | |
| 5 Tue Children's Day | 己卯 Tsuchinoto-u | Senbu Hiraku (open) | 1 Ippaku | 3/19 | Rikka | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi |
| 6 Wed Substitute holiday | 庚辰 Kanoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Tozu (close) | 2 Jikoku | 3/20 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | |
| 7 Thu | 辛巳 Kanoto-mi | Taian Tatsu (establish) | 3 Sanpeki | 3/21 | Snake day, Jushi-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 8 Fri | 壬午 Mizunoe-uma | Shakkō Nozoku (remove) | 4 Shiroku | 3/22 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 9 Sat | 癸未 Mizunoto-hitsuji | Senshō Mitsu (full) | 5 Goō | 3/23 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 10 Sun | 甲申 Kinoe-saru | Tomobiki Taira (level) | 6 Roppaku | 3/24 | Jippōgure, Kotsuchi | ||
| 11 Mon | 乙酉 Kinoto-tori | Senbu Sadan (settle) | 7 Shichiseki | 3/25 | Fujōju-bi | Jippōgure | |
| 12 Tue | 丙戌 Hinoe-inu | Butsumetsu Toru (take) | 8 Happaku | 3/26 | Dog day | Jippōgure, Ōmō-nichi | |
| 13 Wed | 丁亥 Hinoto-i | Taian Yaburu (break) | 9 Kyūshi | 3/27 | Sanrinbō | Jippōgure, Jūnichi | |
| 14 Thu | 戊子 Tsuchinoe-ne | Shakkō Ayabu (danger) | 1 Ippaku | 3/28 | Jippōgure | ||
| 15 Fri | 己丑 Tsuchinoto-ushi | Senshō Naru (succeed) | 2 Jikoku | 3/29 | Jippōgure, Kiko-nichi | ||
| 16 Sat | 庚寅 Kanoe-tora | Tomobiki Osan (receive) | 3 Sanpeki | 3/30 | Tiger day | Jippōgure | |
| 17 Sun | 辛卯 Kanoto-u | Butsumetsu Hiraku (open) | 4 Shiroku | 4/1 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Jippōgure | |
| 18 Mon | 壬辰 Mizunoe-tatsu | Taian Tozu (close) | 5 Goō | 4/2 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Jippōgure | |
| 19 Tue | 癸巳 Mizunoto-mi | Shakkō Tatsu (establish) | 6 Roppaku | 4/3 | Snake day, Jushi-bi | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Jippōgure, Jūnichi | |
| 20 Wed | 甲午 Kinoe-uma | Senshō Nozoku (remove) | 7 Shichiseki | 4/4 | Tenshabi, Fujōju-bi | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 21 Thu | 乙未 Kinoto-hitsuji | Tomobiki Mitsu (full) | 8 Happaku | 4/5 | Shōman | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 22 Fri | 丙申 Hinoe-saru | Senbu Taira (level) | 9 Kyūshi | 4/6 | Ten'ichi-tenjō | ||
| 23 Sat | 丁酉 Hinoto-tori | Butsumetsu Sadan (settle) | 1 Ippaku | 4/7 | Ten'ichi-tenjō | ||
| 24 Sun | 戊戌 Tsuchinoe-inu | Taian Toru (take) | 2 Jikoku | 4/8 | Dog day | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 25 Mon | 己亥 Tsuchinoto-i | Shakkō Yaburu (break) | 3 Sanpeki | 4/9 | Sanrinbō | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Jūnichi | |
| 26 Tue | 庚子 Kanoe-ne | Senshō Ayabu (danger) | 4 Shiroku | 4/10 | Ten'ichi-tenjō | ||
| 27 Wed | 辛丑 Kanoto-ushi | Tomobiki Naru (succeed) | 5 Goō | 4/11 | Ten'ichi-tenjō, Kiko-nichi | ||
| 28 Thu | 壬寅 Mizunoe-tora | Senbu Osan (receive) | 6 Roppaku | 4/12 | Tiger day, Fujōju-bi | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 29 Fri | 癸卯 Mizunoto-u | Butsumetsu Hiraku (open) | 7 Shichiseki | 4/13 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 30 Sat | 甲辰 Kinoe-tatsu | Taian Tozu (close) | 8 Happaku | 4/14 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'ichi-tenjō | |
| 31 Sun | 乙巳 Kinoto-mi | Shakkō Tatsu (establish) | 9 Kyūshi | 4/15 | Snake day, Jushi-bi | 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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