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Rokuyō calendar

RokuyōDays in the next 365
Senshō61
Tomobiki59
Senbu62
Butsumetsu61
Taian61
Shakkō61

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

The six-day rokuyō cycle (senshō, tomobiki, senbu, butsumetsu, taian, shakkō) and the dates of each in the coming year.

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.