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May 2018: lunisolar dates, rokuyō, sexagenary days

Day	Wd	Lunisolar	Rokuyō	Kanshi	Terms
1	Tue	M3 D16	Shakkō	癸巳
2	Wed	M3 D17	Senshō	甲午	88th night
3	Thu	M3 D18	Tomobiki	乙未
4	Fri	M3 D19	Senbu	丙申
5	Sat	M3 D20	Butsumetsu	丁酉	Rikka (Start of summer) 22:25
6	Sun	M3 D21	Taian	戊戌
7	Mon	M3 D22	Shakkō	己亥
8	Tue	M3 D23	Senshō	庚子
9	Wed	M3 D24	Tomobiki	辛丑
10	Thu	M3 D25	Senbu	壬寅
11	Fri	M3 D26	Butsumetsu	癸卯
12	Sat	M3 D27	Taian	甲辰
13	Sun	M3 D28	Shakkō	乙巳
14	Mon	M3 D29	Senshō	丙午
15	Tue	M4 D1	Butsumetsu	丁未
16	Wed	M4 D2	Taian	戊申
17	Thu	M4 D3	Shakkō	己酉
18	Fri	M4 D4	Senshō	庚戌
19	Sat	M4 D5	Tomobiki	辛亥
20	Sun	M4 D6	Senbu	壬子
21	Mon	M4 D7	Butsumetsu	癸丑	Shōman (Grain buds) 11:15
22	Tue	M4 D8	Taian	甲寅
23	Wed	M4 D9	Shakkō	乙卯
24	Thu	M4 D10	Senshō	丙辰
25	Fri	M4 D11	Tomobiki	丁巳
26	Sat	M4 D12	Senbu	戊午
27	Sun	M4 D13	Butsumetsu	己未
28	Mon	M4 D14	Taian	庚申
29	Tue	M4 D15	Shakkō	辛酉
30	Wed	M4 D16	Senshō	壬戌
31	Thu	M4 D17	Tomobiki	癸亥

Computed from the JPL DE421 ephemeris with Skyfield, in Japan Standard Time. The lunisolar dates follow the traditional Tenpō rules for reference only (the leap month around 2033 is disputed). Rokuyō and the sexagenary cycle are calendar customs, not predictions.

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Daily lunisolar date, rokuyō and sexagenary day for May 2018, with solar terms; 5 taian days and 5 butsumetsu days.