Lucky days in April
5 (Tiger day), 6 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 17 (Tiger day), 18 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 20 (Tsuchinoto-mi day), 27 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 29 (Tiger day + Tenshabi), 30 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi)
Ten’on-nichi: 1–4, 15–19, 30
Taian on weekends and holidays: 4 (Sun) Holidays: 29 Shōwa 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 | 庚戌 Kanoe-inu | Tomobiki Ayabu (danger) | 8 Happaku | 2/25 | Dog day | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 2 Fri | 辛亥 Kanoto-i | Senbu Naru (succeed) | 9 Kyūshi | 2/26 | Fujōju-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Jūnichi | |
| 3 Sat | 壬子 Mizunoe-ne | Butsumetsu Osan (receive) | 1 Ippaku | 2/27 | Ten'on-nichi, Hassen | ||
| 4 Sun | 癸丑 Mizunoto-ushi | Taian Hiraku (open) | 2 Jikoku | 2/28 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 5 Mon | 甲寅 Kinoe-tora | Shakkō Hiraku (open) | 3 Sanpeki | 2/29 | Seimei | Tiger day | Hassen |
| 6 Tue | 乙卯 Kinoto-u | Senshō Tozu (close) | 4 Shiroku | 2/30 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Hassen | |
| 7 Wed | 丙辰 Hinoe-tatsu | Senbu Tatsu (establish) | 5 Goō | 3/1 | Fujōju-bi | ||
| 8 Thu | 丁巳 Hinoto-mi | Butsumetsu Nozoku (remove) | 6 Roppaku | 3/2 | Snake day | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 9 Fri | 戊午 Tsuchinoe-uma | Taian Mitsu (full) | 7 Shichiseki | 3/3 | Sanrinbō | ||
| 10 Sat | 己未 Tsuchinoto-hitsuji | Shakkō Taira (level) | 8 Happaku | 3/4 | Hassen | ||
| 11 Sun | 庚申 Kanoe-saru | Senshō Sadan (settle) | 9 Kyūshi | 3/5 | Kōshin day | Hassen | |
| 12 Mon | 辛酉 Kanoto-tori | Tomobiki Toru (take) | 1 Ippaku | 3/6 | Hassen | ||
| 13 Tue | 壬戌 Mizunoe-inu | Senbu Yaburu (break) | 2 Jikoku | 3/7 | Dog day | ||
| 14 Wed | 癸亥 Mizunoto-i | Butsumetsu Ayabu (danger) | 3 Sanpeki | 3/8 | Jushi-bi | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 15 Thu | 甲子 Kinoe-ne | Taian Naru (succeed) | 4 Shiroku | 3/9 | Kinoe-ne day, Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Fujōju-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 16 Fri | 乙丑 Kinoto-ushi | Shakkō Osan (receive) | 5 Goō | 3/10 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 17 Sat | 丙寅 Hinoe-tora | Senshō Hiraku (open) | 6 Roppaku | 3/11 | Tiger day, Doyō begins | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 18 Sun | 丁卯 Hinoto-u | Tomobiki Tozu (close) | 7 Shichiseki | 3/12 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 19 Mon | 戊辰 Tsuchinoe-tatsu | Senbu Tatsu (establish) | 8 Happaku | 3/13 | Doyō | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 20 Tue | 己巳 Tsuchinoto-mi | Butsumetsu Nozoku (remove) | 9 Kyūshi | 3/14 | Kokū | Tsuchinoto-mi day, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Jūnichi |
| 21 Wed | 庚午 Kanoe-uma | Taian Mitsu (full) | 1 Ippaku | 3/15 | Sanrinbō, Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ōtsuchi | |
| 22 Thu | 辛未 Kanoto-hitsuji | Shakkō Taira (level) | 2 Jikoku | 3/16 | Doyō | Ōtsuchi | |
| 23 Fri | 壬申 Mizunoe-saru | Senshō Sadan (settle) | 3 Sanpeki | 3/17 | Fujōju-bi, Doyō | Ōtsuchi | |
| 24 Sat | 癸酉 Mizunoto-tori | Tomobiki Toru (take) | 4 Shiroku | 3/18 | Doyō, Doyō rest day | Ōtsuchi | |
| 25 Sun | 甲戌 Kinoe-inu | Senbu Yaburu (break) | 5 Goō | 3/19 | Dog day, Doyō | Ōtsuchi, Ōmō-nichi | |
| 26 Mon | 乙亥 Kinoto-i | Butsumetsu Ayabu (danger) | 6 Roppaku | 3/20 | Jushi-bi, Doyō | Ōtsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 27 Tue | 丙子 Hinoe-ne | Taian Naru (succeed) | 7 Shichiseki | 3/21 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō | Ōtsuchi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 28 Wed | 丁丑 Hinoto-ushi | Shakkō Osan (receive) | 8 Happaku | 3/22 | Doyō | ||
| 29 Thu Shōwa Day | 戊寅 Tsuchinoe-tora | Senshō Hiraku (open) | 9 Kyūshi | 3/23 | Tiger day, Tenshabi, Doyō | Kotsuchi | |
| 30 Fri | 己卯 Tsuchinoto-u | Tomobiki Tozu (close) | 1 Ippaku | 3/24 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Doyō | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi |
the 21 is a Doyō rest day that is also Ōtsuchi; the 24 is a Doyō rest day that is also Ōtsuchi. By the Doyō rule it is fine to work the soil, but by the tsuchi rule digging is avoided.
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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