Traditional Yoruba timekeeping

Kójọ́dá

A living Yoruba calendar of thirteen equal months, four sacred market days, and one annual day of renewal.

365Days
13Months
28Days / month
4Market days
1Reset day

Today in Kójọ́dá

Ọjọ́ Ṣàngó

Day 24 of Ògún

Week 6 · 21 Aug 2026

June 2

Ìyàwó Ọdún is the calendar reset and celebration day. It is not assigned to a month or a market week.

The four market days

Day 1

Ọjọ́ Ọbàtálá

Day 2

Ọjọ́ Ọ̀rúnmìlà

Day 3

Ọjọ́ Ògún

Day 4

Ọjọ́ Ṣàngó

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Ògún · 2026/2027

Jul 29 to Aug 25 · First harvest

Ọbàtálá
Ọ̀rúnmìlà
Ògún
Ṣàngó

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Ògún, Day 24

Market dayỌjọ́ Ṣàngó

Yoruba weekWeek 6

Gregorian date21 Aug 2026

The thirteen months