Lucky days in December
1 (Tiger day), 11 (Kinoe-ne day + Tenshabi + Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 13 (Tiger day) – also Sanrinbō (unlucky for building; some regions avoid moving too), 16 (Tsuchinoto-mi day), 22 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 23 (Ichiryū-manbai-bi), 25 (Tiger day) – also Sanrinbō (unlucky for building; some regions avoid moving too)
Ten’on-nichi: 11–15, 26–30
Taian on weekends and holidays: 4 (Sat)
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 Wed | 甲寅 Kinoe-tora | Tomobiki Taira (level) | 1 Ippaku | 11/4 | Tiger day | Hassen | |
| 2 Thu | 乙卯 Kinoto-u | Senbu Sadan (settle) | 9 Kyūshi | 11/5 | Fujōju-bi | Hassen | |
| 3 Fri | 丙辰 Hinoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Toru (take) | 8 Happaku | 11/6 | |||
| 4 Sat | 丁巳 Hinoto-mi | Taian Yaburu (break) | 7 Shichiseki | 11/7 | Snake day | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 5 Sun | 戊午 Tsuchinoe-uma | Shakkō Ayabu (danger) | 6 Roppaku | 11/8 | |||
| 6 Mon | 己未 Tsuchinoto-hitsuji | Senshō Naru (succeed) | 5 Goō | 11/9 | Hassen | ||
| 7 Tue | 庚申 Kanoe-saru | Tomobiki Naru (succeed) | 4 Shiroku | 11/10 | Taisetsu | Kōshin day | Hassen |
| 8 Wed | 辛酉 Kanoto-tori | Senbu Osan (receive) | 3 Sanpeki | 11/11 | Hassen | ||
| 9 Thu | 壬戌 Mizunoe-inu | Butsumetsu Hiraku (open) | 2 Jikoku | 11/12 | Dog day | ||
| 10 Fri | 癸亥 Mizunoto-i | Taian Tozu (close) | 1 Ippaku | 11/13 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi, Fujōju-bi | Hassen, Jūnichi | |
| 11 Sat | 甲子 Kinoe-ne | Shakkō Tatsu (establish) | 1 Ippaku | 11/14 | Kinoe-ne day, Tenshabi, Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 12 Sun | 乙丑 Kinoto-ushi | Senshō Nozoku (remove) | 2 Jikoku | 11/15 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 13 Mon | 丙寅 Hinoe-tora | Tomobiki Mitsu (full) | 3 Sanpeki | 11/16 | Tiger day, Sanrinbō | Ten'on-nichi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 14 Tue | 丁卯 Hinoto-u | Senbu Taira (level) | 4 Shiroku | 11/17 | Jushi-bi | Ten'on-nichi | |
| 15 Wed | 戊辰 Tsuchinoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Sadan (settle) | 5 Goō | 11/18 | Ten'on-nichi | ||
| 16 Thu | 己巳 Tsuchinoto-mi | Taian Toru (take) | 6 Roppaku | 11/19 | Tsuchinoto-mi day | Jūnichi | |
| 17 Fri | 庚午 Kanoe-uma | Shakkō Yaburu (break) | 7 Shichiseki | 11/20 | Ōtsuchi | ||
| 18 Sat | 辛未 Kanoto-hitsuji | Senshō Ayabu (danger) | 8 Happaku | 11/21 | Fujōju-bi | Ōtsuchi | |
| 19 Sun | 壬申 Mizunoe-saru | Tomobiki Naru (succeed) | 9 Kyūshi | 11/22 | Ōtsuchi | ||
| 20 Mon | 癸酉 Mizunoto-tori | Senbu Osan (receive) | 1 Ippaku | 11/23 | Ōtsuchi | ||
| 21 Tue | 甲戌 Kinoe-inu | Butsumetsu Hiraku (open) | 2 Jikoku | 11/24 | Dog day | Ōtsuchi | |
| 22 Wed | 乙亥 Kinoto-i | Taian Tozu (close) | 3 Sanpeki | 11/25 | Tōji | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ōtsuchi, Jūnichi |
| 23 Thu | 丙子 Hinoe-ne | Shakkō Tatsu (establish) | 4 Shiroku | 11/26 | Ichiryū-manbai-bi | Ōtsuchi | |
| 24 Fri | 丁丑 Hinoto-ushi | Senshō Nozoku (remove) | 5 Goō | 11/27 | |||
| 25 Sat | 戊寅 Tsuchinoe-tora | Tomobiki Mitsu (full) | 6 Roppaku | 11/28 | Tiger day, Sanrinbō | Kotsuchi, Kiko-nichi | |
| 26 Sun | 己卯 Tsuchinoto-u | Senbu Taira (level) | 7 Shichiseki | 11/29 | Jushi-bi, Fujōju-bi | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi, Ōmō-nichi | |
| 27 Mon | 庚辰 Kanoe-tatsu | Butsumetsu Sadan (settle) | 8 Happaku | 11/30 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 28 Tue | 辛巳 Kanoto-mi | Shakkō Toru (take) | 9 Kyūshi | 12/1 | Snake day | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi, Jūnichi | |
| 29 Wed | 壬午 Mizunoe-uma | Senshō Yaburu (break) | 1 Ippaku | 12/2 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 30 Thu | 癸未 Mizunoto-hitsuji | Tomobiki Ayabu (danger) | 2 Jikoku | 12/3 | Ten'on-nichi, Kotsuchi | ||
| 31 Fri | 甲申 Kinoe-saru | Senbu Naru (succeed) | 3 Sanpeki | 12/4 | Jippōgure, Kotsuchi |
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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