Although Ommyodo had lost its political clout by the beginning of the Edo period, it became widespread and permeated deeply into Japanese society as folk beliefs; that people used to seek for an auspicious date or direction for special occasions.
江戸時代には、陰陽道はもはや政治に影響を及ぼすことはなくなったが、民間で暦や方角の吉凶を占う民間信仰として広く日本社会へと定着していった。