Born in 1975 (Shōwa 50): eto and age

1.The eto of 1975, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1975 is 乙卯 (Kinoto-u, the Yin Wood Rabbit). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1975). People born between 1 January 1975 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 19:59) are treated as the previous year's 甲寅 Kinoe-tora and Happaku Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 1975

乙卯 combines 乙, the stem of grasses and flowers, with 卯, the rabbit. Light on its feet like a hopping rabbit, the Rabbit is gentle and mild, and a symbol of leaping forward.

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 乙卯, Year of the Rabbit and Shichiseki Kinsei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1975

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 1975

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 1975

In 1975, Shichiseki Kinsei 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 1915 and 2035; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1795, 2155).