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August 2027 — Japanese calendar

Explore Japanese calendar traditions, observance days and shrine events. Dates and traditional hours are shown in Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00).

Supported dates: 1 January 2026–31 December 2027. Calendar beliefs differ across regions and traditions. This is not a prediction, a guarantee, or a complete schedule for every shrine and temple. Check the institution’s current announcement before attending.

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SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1Butsumetsu2Senshō● New moon3Tomobiki4Senbu5Butsumetsu6Taian7Shakkō8Senshō9Tomobiki10Senbu11Butsumetsu12Taian13Shakkō14Senshō15Tomobiki16Senbu17Butsumetsu○ Full moon18Taian19Shakkō20Senshō21Tomobiki22Senbu23Butsumetsu24Taian25Shakkō26Senshō27Tomobiki28Senbu29Butsumetsu30Taian31Shakkō

August 1, 2027 Sunday

Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) · Lunar date 6/29 · Mizunoe–Rat 壬子

What kind of day is it?

Butsumetsu: Traditionally considered unfavorable. The name does not mean a Buddhist rule against activities on this date.

Care for what is already here. Traditionally favorable for obtaining things, such as harvesting crops and purchasing goods.

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These are historical calendar traditions, not predictions or measures of a person’s luck. They do not determine medical decisions, a funeral’s permissibility, or the outcome of an event.

Current solar term: Major Heat, since July 23, 2027.

Calendar annotations · 6

  • Kamiyoshinichi — a day for kami worship

    Traditionally associated with visiting shrines and honoring deities and ancestors.

  • Ten’onnichi — heavenly blessing

    Representing heaven’s blessings, traditionally favored for celebrations but not mourning rites.

  • Hassen — the eight restricted days

    Days when the stem and branch share an element and were thought to incline matters to one side. Eight days within a twelve-day period remain after four exceptions. Originally associated with avoiding warfare, later also acupuncture, moxibustion, and raising pillars.

    8/1–8/12, day 1 of 12, begins

  • Kikonichi

    Traditionally associated with avoiding coming-of-age rites and lending money.

  • Tokigejiki — timed food restriction

    A custom of refraining from eating and other activities at a particular time. It does not designate the whole day.

    Dragon hour (about 07:00–09:00 JST)

  • Doyō — seasonal transition

    Transition periods in spring, summer, autumn, and winter. An earth-governing deity was believed to preside, and customs discouraged digging and other earthwork.

    Summer doyō: 7/20–8/7

Other daily cycles

Twelve officers: Hold — Traditionally favorable for obtaining things, such as harvesting crops and purchasing goods.

Twenty-eight mansions: 虚 — Traditionally discourages construction and marriage negotiations.

Twenty-seven mansions: 柳. This is a separate cycle; the twenty-eight-mansion interpretation above is not applied to it.

Nine-star cycle: Six White Metal · descending cycle. Not a personal birth-year reading.

Moon

Approximate moon age at noon JST: 28 days.

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