Born in 1939 (Shōwa 14): eto and age

1.The eto of 1939, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1939 is 己卯 (Tsuchinoto-u, the Yin Earth Rabbit). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 5 in 1939). People born between 1 January 1939 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 5, 2:10) are treated as the previous year's 戊寅 Tsuchinoe-tora and Happaku Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 1939

己卯 combines 己, the stem of fields and gardens, with 卯, the rabbit. Light on its feet like a hopping rabbit, the Rabbit is gentle and mild, and a symbol of leaping forward.

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

Read more: meaning of 己卯, Year of the Rabbit and Shichiseki Kinsei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1939

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 1939

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 Rabbit in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★☆☆ Mostly steady, and careful checking pays off

2027: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

Read the full fortune for the Rabbit →

7.The calendar of 1939

In 1939, Shichiseki Kinsei 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 1879 and 1999; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1759, 2119).