Born in 1986 (Shōwa 61): eto and age

1.The eto of 1986, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1986 is 丙寅 (Hinoe-tora, the Yang Fire Tiger). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1986). People born between 1 January 1986 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 12:08) are treated as the previous year's 乙丑 Kinoto-ushi and Roppaku Kinsei.

2.Personality of people born in 1986

丙寅 combines 丙, the stem of the sun, with 寅, the tiger. A tiger is said to run a thousand ri and return a thousand ri. Tiger people are bold, brave challengers overflowing with energy.

Bright and cheerful, you have no hidden side. Passionate and quick to act, you naturally lift everyone's spirits.

Read more: meaning of 丙寅, Year of the Tiger and Goō Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1986

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 1986

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 Tiger in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

2027: overall ★★★☆☆ A steady year: consistent effort pays off

Read the full fortune for the Tiger →

7.The calendar of 1986

In 1986, Goō Dosei 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 1926 and 2046; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1806, 2166).