How the daily card works
The daily card is one of the simplest ways to work with tarot: you draw one card in the morning and take its theme with you as a focus for the day. In tarot tradition this is not about prediction but about a point of view: where do you meet the card's theme today, what strikes you about it?
Which card you get is chance. We shuffle all 78 cards with your browser's random generator, so every card is equally likely. Unlike our calculators and our sky calendar, the daily card calculates nothing. We draw upright cards only; each card's shadow side is shown all the same.
The texts come from the UmbraLux tarot library, which you also find in the app. Only your browser remembers which card you drew, until the next day; it is not sent to us.
Daily card or birth card?
You draw the daily card anew every day. Your tarot birth cards, in contrast, are calculated from your date of birth with Mary K. Greer's method: the personality and soul cards stay the same for life, the year card changes every year.
Calculate your tarot birth cardAll 78 tarot cards
A tarot deck has 22 cards of the Major Arcana and 56 of the Minor Arcana: four suits with ten number cards and four court cards each. Every card leads to its entry in the library.
Major Arcana (22)
- The Fool · The Leap into the New
- The Magician · Personal Impact
- The High Priestess · The Inner Voice
- The Empress · Growth Principle
- The Emperor · Structure & Clarity
- The Hierophant · The Mentor
- The Lovers · Choice of Heart
- The Chariot · Focus & Will
- Strength · Mastery of Instincts
- The Hermit · Inner Inventory
- Wheel of Fortune · The Great Cycle
- Justice · The Truth
- The Hanged Man · Perspective Shift
- Death · The Change
- Temperance · The Balance
- The Devil · The Shadow
- The Tower · The Breakthrough
- The Star · The Vision
- The Moon · The Unconscious
- The Sun · Full Presence
- Judgement · The Calling
- The World · The Fulfillment
Wands (14)
- Ace of Wands · The Spark of Life
- Two of Wands · The Planning
- Three of Wands · Expansion
- Four of Wands · The Celebration
- Five of Wands · The Competition
- Six of Wands · Victory
- Seven of Wands · The Defense
- Eight of Wands · Acceleration
- Nine of Wands · The Last Stand
- Ten of Wands · The Burden
- Page of Wands · The Spark of Inspiration
- Knight of Wands · The Fiery Pioneer
- Queen of Wands · The Mistress of Fire
- King of Wands · The Visionary Leader
Cups (14)
- Ace of Cups · The Source of Love
- Two of Cups · The Encounter
- Three of Cups · Friendship
- Four of Cups · Weariness
- Five of Cups · Loss
- Six of Cups · The Memory
- Seven of Cups · Illusion
- Eight of Cups · Departure
- Nine of Cups · Wish Fulfillment
- Ten of Cups · Family Happiness
- Page of Cups · The Emotional Messenger
- Knight of Cups · The Romantic Hero
- Queen of Cups · The Intuitive Companion
- King of Cups · The Emotional Counselor
Swords (14)
- Ace of Swords · Clarity
- Two of Swords · Doubt
- Three of Swords · Heartbreak
- Four of Swords · Rest
- Five of Swords · Defeat
- Six of Swords · Transition
- Seven of Swords · Tactics
- Eight of Swords · Restrictions
- Nine of Swords · The Nightmare
- Ten of Swords · The End
- Page of Swords · The Alert Observer
- Knight of Swords · The Stormy Fighter
- Queen of Swords · The Mistress of Clarity
- King of Swords · The Intellectual Judge
Pentacles (14)
- Ace of Pentacles · The Material Opportunity
- Two of Pentacles · The Juggler
- Three of Pentacles · Mastery
- Four of Pentacles · The Miser
- Five of Pentacles · Lack
- Six of Pentacles · Exchange
- Seven of Pentacles · Patience
- Eight of Pentacles · Dedication
- Nine of Pentacles · Luxury
- Ten of Pentacles · Legacy
- Page of Pentacles · The Diligent Student
- Knight of Pentacles · The Steady Worker
- Queen of Pentacles · The Guardian of Values
- King of Pentacles · The Master of Matter
Questions about the daily tarot card
Is the daily tarot card free?
Yes. You draw without signing up and without paying, one card a day from all 78 cards.
How often can I draw a daily card?
Once a day, as the daily card is meant in tarot tradition. Your browser remembers the card until the next day. If you clear its data or use a private window, you can draw again.
Does the daily card predict the future?
No. Which card you draw is chance. In tarot tradition it serves as food for thought: an image and a theme to carry through the day.
Is there a yes or no tarot here?
No. A yes or no tarot promises answers to questions only the future answers, and a drawn card cannot do that. The daily card gives you a theme for the day instead.
Are reversed cards drawn too?
No, we draw upright cards only. For every card we also show its shadow side from our library.
How is it different from the tarot birth card?
The daily card is a new card drawn by chance every day. Your birth cards are calculated from your date of birth and always belong to the Major Arcana: the personality and soul cards stay the same, the year card changes every year.