About Rokuyō

Each Rokuyō day has a specific period of good luck and bad luck:

	Morning	Noon		Afternoon
Senshō
Tomobiki
Sakimake
Butsumetsu
Taian
Shakku

You'll notice that Rokuyō maintains a balance of good and bad luck, reflecting the concept of Yin and Yang.

Rokuyō calendar

See the 200-year Rokuyō Calendar and also the Rokuyō calendar showing corresponding lunar days

Rokuyō's morning, noon, afternoon, evening and night

See Rokuyō times of day

How are Rokuyō days calculated?

See How to Calculate Rokuyō and just in case you're wondering, how to pronounce Rokuyō

Lucky days for hatches, matches and despatches:

• Lucky days for births
• Lucky days for weddings
• Lucky days for funerals (seriously?)
• Lucky days for sickness (eh?)

Is Rokuyō a religion?

See Rokuyō's essence

Rokuyō's history

See brief overview of Rokuyō's history, when and where it comes from and how it's changed.

Other resources

• Other Japanese superstitions
• Japanese eras
• Phillip Riley's Japanese superstitions
• Seconds, minutes, hours
• Days, months and seasons
• Lucky talismans