Born in 1929 (Shōwa 4): eto and age

1.The eto of 1929, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1929 is 己巳 (Tsuchinoto-mi, the Yin Earth Snake). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1929). People born between 1 January 1929 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 16:09) are treated as the previous year's 戊辰 Tsuchinoe-tatsu and Kyūshi Kasei.

2.Personality of people born in 1929

己巳 combines 己, the stem of fields and gardens, with 巳, the snake. Shedding its skin again and again, the Snake stands for rebirth and for money luck. Snake people are thoughtful, wise and intuitive.

Caring and nurturing, you raise people and projects patiently. Multi-talented, you absorb knowledge and make it your own.

Read more: meaning of 己巳, Year of the Snake and Happaku Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1929

Japanese school years run from 2 April to 1 April the next year, so people born between 1 January and 1 April (hayaumare) are in the grade above.

4.Longevity celebrations

Kanreki is celebrated at 60 (61 in traditional counting). From Koki on, the celebrations were originally counted in traditional age, which would make each one a year earlier than shown.

5.Yakudoshi (unlucky years) for people born in 1929

Yakudoshi are counted in traditional age (kazoedoshi = the calendar year − birth year + 1; everyone gains a year on 1 January, regardless of birthday).

6.Fortune for the Snake in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

2027: overall ★★★☆☆ A steady year: consistent effort pays off

Read the full fortune for the Snake →

7.The calendar of 1929

In 1929, Happaku Dosei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was east-northeast. Years with the same eto are 1869 and 1989; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1749, 2109). Tsuchinoto-mi comes round once every 60 days and every 60 years. Tsuchinoto-mi days are festival days of Benzaiten and are considered the luckiest of all Snake days for money and the arts.