Born in 1979 (Shōwa 54): eto and age

1.The eto of 1979, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1979 is 己未 (Tsuchinoto-hitsuji, the Yin Earth Goat). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1979). People born between 1 January 1979 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 19:12) are treated as the previous year's 戊午 Tsuchinoe-uma and Shiroku Mokusei.

2.Personality of people born in 1979

己未 combines 己, the stem of fields and gardens, 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.

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

Read more: meaning of 己未, Year of the Goat and Sanpeki Mokusei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1979

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 1979

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 1979

In 1979, Sanpeki Mokusei 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 1919 and 2039; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1799, 2159).