Born in 1958 (Shōwa 33): eto and age

1.The eto of 1958, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1958 is 戊戌 (Tsuchinoe-inu, the Yang Earth Dog). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1958). People born between 1 January 1958 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 16:49) are treated as the previous year's 丁酉 Hinoto-tori and Shichiseki Kinsei.

2.Personality of people born in 1958

戊戌 combines 戊, the stem of a mountain, with 戌, the dog. Like a loyal dog, you are sincere and faithful, a guardian who protects family and friends.

Generous and big-hearted, you are fair to everyone. Calm and steady, you are the person others count on in a crisis.

Read more: meaning of 戊戌, Year of the Dog and Roppaku Kinsei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1958

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 1958

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 Dog in 2026 and 2027

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

2027: overall ★★★☆☆ Mostly steady, and careful checking pays off

Read the full fortune for the Dog →

7.The calendar of 1958

In 1958, Roppaku Kinsei 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 1898 and 2018; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1778, 2138). The name is used for the Hundred Days' Reform (戊戌の変法) carried out in Qing China in 1898.