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Shakkō days

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Date
October 20269 (Fri), 14 (Wed), 20 (Tue), 26 (Mon)
November 20261 (Sun), 7 (Sat), 11 (Wed), 17 (Tue), 23 (Mon), 29 (Sun)
December 20265 (Sat), 10 (Thu), 16 (Wed), 22 (Tue), 28 (Mon)
January 20273 (Sun), 8 (Fri), 14 (Thu), 20 (Wed), 26 (Tue)
February 20271 (Mon), 12 (Fri), 18 (Thu), 24 (Wed)
March 20272 (Tue), 12 (Fri), 18 (Thu), 24 (Wed), 30 (Tue)
April 20275 (Mon), 10 (Sat), 16 (Fri), 22 (Thu), 28 (Wed)
May 20274 (Tue), 8 (Sat), 14 (Fri), 20 (Thu), 26 (Wed)
June 20271 (Tue), 6 (Sun), 12 (Sat), 18 (Fri), 24 (Thu), 30 (Wed)
July 20274 (Sun), 10 (Sat), 16 (Fri), 22 (Thu), 28 (Wed)
August 20277 (Sat), 13 (Fri), 19 (Thu), 25 (Wed), 31 (Tue)
September 20275 (Sun), 11 (Sat), 17 (Fri), 23 (Thu), 29 (Wed)
October 20273 (Sun)

Method

Solar terms are the moments the Sun’s apparent ecliptic longitude reaches multiples of 15°, computed with Skyfield and the JPL DE421 ephemeris and given in Japan Standard Time. Old-calendar months begin on the JST date of each new moon; the month containing the winter solstice is month 11, and in a year with 13 months the first month without a principal term is the leap month. Rokuyō follow (month + day) of the old calendar; day signs follow the 60-day cycle. Seasonal days use the conventional definitions (e.g. setsubun = the day before risshun, hachijū-hachiya = the 88th day counting risshun as day 1). Dates were cross-checked against the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan’s published calendar.

About this page

All Shakkō days in the coming year according to the rokuyō cycle of the old Japanese calendar.

Rokuyō are a traditional calendar notation still printed on Japanese calendars. They have no scientific basis; this site lists them only as a calendar convention.