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