Born in 1959 (Shōwa 34): eto and age

1.The eto of 1959, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1959 is 己亥 (Tsuchinoto-i, the Yin Earth Pig). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1959). People born between 1 January 1959 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 22:42) are treated as the previous year's 戊戌 Tsuchinoe-inu and Roppaku Kinsei.

2.Personality of people born in 1959

己亥 combines 己, the stem of fields and gardens, with 亥, the pig (wild boar). In Japan this animal is the wild boar, famous for charging straight ahead. You are a passionate person who heads directly for your goal, and the boar is also a symbol of good health.

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

Read more: meaning of 己亥, Year of the Pig and Goō Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1959

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 1959

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 Pig in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★☆☆ A steady year: consistent effort pays off

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

Read the full fortune for the Pig →

7.The calendar of 1959

In 1959, Goō Dosei 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 1899 and 2019; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1779, 2139).