Born in 1955 (Shōwa 30): eto and age

1.The eto of 1955, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1955 is 乙未 (Kinoto-hitsuji, the Yin Wood Goat). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1955). People born between 1 January 1955 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 23:18) are treated as the previous year's 甲午 Kinoe-uma and Ippaku Suisei.

2.Personality of people born in 1955

乙未 combines 乙, the stem of grasses and flowers, with 未, the goat (sheep). Like sheep living together in a flock, the Goat is gentle and cooperative, and stands for the safety of family and friends.

Cooperative and resilient, you adapt to your surroundings and make the most of them. You also have an excellent eye for beauty.

Read more: meaning of 乙未, Year of the Goat and Kyūshi Kasei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1955

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 1955

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 Goat in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★★★ A strong tailwind: a year to leap forward

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

Read the full fortune for the Goat →

7.The calendar of 1955

In 1955, Kyūshi Kasei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was west-southwest. Years with the same eto are 1895 and 2015; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1775, 2135).