Rokuyo Koyomi

Butsumetsu 仏滅

butsu-metsu — "Buddha's death"

Unlucky all day

Good for

  • Clearing out
  • Starting over
  • Reflection

Best avoided

  • Weddings
  • Opening a business
  • Celebrations

Lucky hours

None

Lunar 5/18

a Fri

17 days after the new moon · 12 days until the next new moon

The days around it

Butsumetsu 仏滅

Written with characters meaning the passing of the Buddha, this is the least fortunate day of the cycle. Weddings and openings are avoided, and some venues discount their Butsumetsu dates.

Taian dates after this