Mutsuki

Mutsuki
Mutsuki
Calendar	Japanese Lunisolar Calendar
Month number	1
Number of days	29 or 30
	← Shiwasu Kisaragi →

Mutsuki (睦月) also known as Ichigatsu (1月, lit: 1st month) is the 1st month of the Japanese Lunisolar Calendar and the Chinese calendar. Its name means The Month of Growing Closer.^[1]

The Chinese name is Zhēngyuè (Chinese: 正月) and comes from a ritual called (Chinese: 正旦大朝; pinyin: zhēngdàn dàcháo) in ancient China.

Mutsuki 1 is the day of the rooster; Mutsuki 2 is the day of the dog; Mutsuki 3 is the day of the pig; Mutsuki 4 is the day of the goat; Mutsuki 5 is the day of the ox [en]; Mutsuki 6 is the day of the horse; Mutsuki 7 is the day of the human.

Festivals

New Year's Day (Chinese: 春节) is Mutsuki 1.
The Lantern Festival [en] (Chinese: 元宵) is Mutsuki 15.

Birth

Wu Zetian, the only female emperor of China, Mutsuki 23, 624
Li Bai, a Chinese poet acclaimed to this day as a genius and romantic figure who took traditional poetic forms to new heights, Mutsuki 16, 701
Emperor Shunzong of Tang, an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty, Mutsuki 12, 761
Bai Juyi, a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, Mutsuki 20, 772
Emperor Xizong of Jin, an emperor of the Jin dynasty, Mutsuki 17, 1119
Qiu Chuji, a Daoist disciple of Wang Chongyang, Mutsuki 9, 1148
Itō Suketaka, a samurai, daimyō and twelfth family leader of the Itō clan, Mutsuki 15, 1559
Li Hongzhang, a politician, general, and diplomat of the late Qing Empire, Mutsuki 5, 1823
Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of China and the twelfth and final ruler of the Qing dynasty, Mutsuki 14, 1906

Death

Sun Jian, a military general and warlord who lived in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Mutsuki 7, 191
Guan Yu, a general serving the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty, Mutsuki 13, 220
Cao Cao, a warlord and a chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, Mutsuki 23, 220
Emperor Xianzong of Tang, an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty, Mutsuki 27, 820
Emperor Yingzong of Song, the fifth emperor of the Song dynasty of China, Mutsuki 7, 1067
Emperor Zhezong of Song, the seventh emperor of the Song dynasty of China, Mutsuki 12, 1100
Kublai Khan, the fifth Khagan (Great Khan) of the Ikh Mongol Uls (Mongol Empire), reigning from 1260 to 1294, and the founder of the Yuan dynasty in Mongolia and China, Mutsuki 22, 1294
Shunzhi Emperor, the third emperor of the Qing dynasty and the first Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1644 to 1661, Mutsuki 30, 1638
Qianlong Emperor, the sixth emperor of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty, and the fourth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, Mutsuki 3, 1799
Daoguang Emperor, a Qing emperor, Mutsuki 14, 1850

Dates of Mutsuki

Dates of Mutsuki
Year	Start	End	Number of Days
2008	February 7	March 7	30 days
2009	January 26	February 24	30 days
2010	February 14	March 15	30 days
2011	February 3	March 4	30 days
2012	January 23	February 21	30 days
2013	February 10	March 11	30 days
2014	January 31	February 28	29 days
2015	February 19	March 19	29 days
2016	February 8	March 8	30 days
2017	January 28	February 25	29 days
2018	February 16	March 16	29 days
2019	February 5	March 6	30 days
2020	January 25	February 23	30 days
2021	February 12	March 12	29 days
2022	February 1	March 2	30 days
2023	January 22	February 19	29 days
2024	February 10	March 9	29 days
2025	January 29	February 27	30 days
2026	February 17	March 18	30 days
2027	February 7	March 7	29 days
2028	January 27	February 24	29 days
2029	February 13	March 14	30 days
2030	February 3	March 3	29 days
2031	January 23	February 21	30 days

Related pages

Japanese Lunisolar Calendar

References

↑ "See Priests Run: Decoding the Names for the Months in the Old Japanese Calendar". Urchin's Home. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

[1] "See Priests Run: Decoding the Names for the Months in the Old Japanese Calendar". Urchin's Home. Retrieved 2025-12-11.

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Mutsuki
1 [ja]	2 [ja]	3 [ja]	4 [ja]	5 [ja]	6 [ja]
7 [ja]	8 [ja]	9 [ja]	10 [ja]	11 [ja]	12 [ja]
13 [ja]	14 [ja]	15 [ja]	16 [ja]	17 [ja]	18 [ja]
19 [ja]	20 [ja]	21 [ja]	22 [ja]	23 [ja]	24 [ja]
25 [ja]	26 [ja]	27 [ja]	28 [ja]	29 [ja]	30 [ja]
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Today: Reiwa 8 Shimotsuki 57 [refresh] (Lichun, 5 days until Yushui) Yin Earth Goat (己未)・Girl (女宿)・Saturday
Mutsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Kisaragi	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Yayoi	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Uzuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Satsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Minazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Fumizuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Hazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Nagatsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Kannazuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Shimotsuki	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]
Shiwasu	1 [ja] 2 [ja] 3 [ja] 4 [ja] 5 [ja] 6 [ja] 7 [ja] 8 [ja] 9 [ja] 10 [ja] 11 [ja] 12 [ja] 13 [ja] 14 [ja] 15 [ja] 16 [ja] 17 [ja] 18 [ja] 19 [ja] 20 [ja] 21 [ja] 22 [ja] 23 [ja] 24 [ja] 25 [ja] 26 [ja] 27 [ja] 28 [ja] 29 [ja] 30 [ja]