Date of death - Motsunichi

Japanese: 没日 - もつにち
Date of death - Motsunichi
〘Noun〙 A year in the lunar calendar is 360 days, but since the solar cycle is 1/4 of 365 days, this refers to the remaining 5 days, and this applies every 70 to 71 days, and this day was considered an unlucky day because of a lack of yin and yang. ※Gyokuyo - 2nd year of the Joan era (1172), May 23rd "The onmyoji and others were asked to send their divination and, upon seeing that today is the sunset, it is especially forbidden."

botsu-nichi [sunset date]

〘Noun〙 ⇒ Motsunichi (date of death)

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 旧暦の一年は三六〇日であるが太陽の周期は三六五日四分の一であることから、残りの五日をいい、これを七〇日ないし七一日ごとにあてはめ、この日は陰陽不足として悪日とした。※玉葉‐承安二年(1172)五月二三日「陰陽師等許遣占形了、退見之、今日没日也、尤不敵」

ぼつ‐にち【没日】

〘名〙 ⇒もつにち(没日)

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