Keep only Saturday or Sunday Taian days for a wedding, and the count almost halves from one year to the next. Taian itself appears about 60 times a year; whether those days land on a weekend depends on lunar month resets. Using the same engine as the Rokuyō calendar, we counted every day in 2025–2027 and listed every weekend Taian. Rokuyo is calendar folklore with no scientific basis.
The formula: Taian is remainder 0 of (lunar month + day) ÷ 6
A day is Taian when the lunar month number plus the lunar day, divided by 6, leaves remainder 0. When the lunar month rolls over, the day returns to 1 and the six-day cycle restarts, so Taian slides against the seven-day week. Counting only Saturday and Sunday Taian:
| Year | All Taian | Saturday Taian | Sunday Taian | Weekend total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 2026 | 61 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2027 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
There are 21 weekend Taian days in 2026 and 11 in 2027. All-Taian counts are 61 and 60, so what falls is Taian on Saturday and Sunday. Check public holidays with Japanese Public Holidays, and other lucky-day labels with the Lucky Days calendar. The arithmetic stays in the browser.
Every weekend Taian day, 2025–2027
2026 (11 Saturdays, 10 Sundays)
Saturdays: 24 Jan, 21 Feb, 28 Mar, 25 Apr, 30 May, 27 Jun, 25 Jul, 29 Aug, 26 Sep, 31 Oct, 28 Nov (no Saturday Taian in December).
Sundays: 22 Mar, 19 Apr, 24 May, 21 Jun, 19 Jul, 23 Aug, 20 Sep, 25 Oct, 22 Nov, 27 Dec (no Sunday Taian in January or February).
2025 (9 Saturdays, 11 Sundays)
Saturdays: 11 Jan, 8 Feb, 15 Mar, 12 Apr, 17 May, 14 Jun, 12 Jul, 20 Sep, 20 Dec (no Saturday Taian in August, October or November).
Sundays: 5 Jan, 2 Feb, 9 Mar, 6 Apr, 11 May, 8 Jun, 6 Jul, 17 Aug, 14 Sep, 19 Oct, 16 Nov.
2027 (7 Saturdays, 4 Sundays)
Saturdays: 2 Jan, 6 Feb, 5 Jun, 4 Sep, 2 Oct, 30 Oct, 4 Dec.
Sundays: 31 Jan, 7 Mar, 4 Apr, 28 Nov.
Why 2027 is about half: the lunar month reset
Rokuyo advances one step per lunar day, then the counter resets at a month change. Saturday 6 February 2027 is lunar 12/30, remainder 0, Taian. The next day, Sunday 7 February, is lunar 1/1, remainder (1+1) mod 6 = 2, Sensho. A plain +1 would have been Shakko; the month rollover jumps instead. That Sunday is not Taian.
Saturdays from March through May then mix Butsumetsu, Sensho, Tomobiki, Senbu and Shakko, because lunar month resets interrupt the cycle. They do not simply run Sensho → Tomobiki → Senbu → Butsumetsu. The next Saturday Taian is 5 June, lunar 5/1. In 2026, Saturday Taian instead repeats about every four to five weeks from 24 January through 28 November (11 times). December 2026 Saturdays fall in late lunar month 10 and in month 11, with remainders 1, 3, 4 and 5 (Shakko, Tomobiki, Senbu, Butsumetsu)—no Saturday Taian. Sunday 27 December is Taian.
FAQ
Is 2027's drop in weekend Taian days because there are fewer Taian days overall?
Why is there no Saturday Taian in December 2026?
Is Taian scientifically lucky?
Counts and dates use the same rule as the Rokuyō calendar (Taian = remainder 0 of lunar month + day), enumerating every day in 2025–2027. Input never leaves the browser (2026-09-14).