Born in 1951 (Shōwa 26): eto and age

1.The eto of 1951, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1951 is 辛卯 (Kanoto-u, the Yin Metal Rabbit). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 5 in 1951). People born between 1 January 1951 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 5, 0:13) are treated as the previous year's 庚寅 Kanoe-tora and Goō Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 1951

辛卯 combines 辛, the stem of jewels and precious metal, with 卯, the rabbit. Light on its feet like a hopping rabbit, the Rabbit is gentle and mild, and a symbol of leaping forward.

You have refined taste and natural grace. Sensitive and clear-thinking, you take pride in finishing things carefully.

Read more: meaning of 辛卯, Year of the Rabbit and Shiroku Mokusei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1951

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 1951

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 1951

In 1951, Shiroku Mokusei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was south-southeast. Years with the same eto are 1891 and 2011; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1771, 2131).