Born in 1942 (Shōwa 17): eto and age

1.The eto of 1942, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1942 is 壬午 (Mizunoe-uma, the Yang Water Horse). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1942). People born between 1 January 1942 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 19:48) are treated as the previous year's 辛巳 Kanoto-mi and Goō Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 1942

壬午 combines 壬, the stem of the ocean and great rivers, with 午, the horse. Like a horse running across the plains, the Horse is cheerful, active and in love with freedom.

You think big, love freedom and combine wisdom with nerve. You get along with anyone.

Read more: meaning of 壬午, Year of the Horse and Shiroku Mokusei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1942

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 1942

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 Horse in 2026 and 2027

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

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

Read the full fortune for the Horse →

7.The calendar of 1942

In 1942, Shiroku Mokusei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was north-northwest. Years with the same eto are 1882 and 2002; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1762, 2122). The name is used for the Imo Incident (壬午事変) of 1882 in Korea.