Born in 2009 (Heisei 21): eto and age

1.The eto of 2009, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 2009 is 己丑 (Tsuchinoto-ushi, the Yin Earth Ox). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 2009). People born between 1 January 2009 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 1:50) are treated as the previous year's 戊子 Tsuchinoe-ne and Ippaku Suisei.

2.Personality of people born in 2009

己丑 combines 己, the stem of fields and gardens, with 丑, the ox. Like an ox ploughing a field, you are patient, honest and hard-working, and you build results one furrow at a time.

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

Read more: meaning of 己丑, Year of the Ox and Kyūshi Kasei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 2009

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 2009

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 Ox in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★☆☆ Mostly steady, and careful checking pays off

2027: overall ★★☆☆☆ An uneven year: preparation and judgment are key

Read the full fortune for the Ox →

7.The calendar of 2009

In 2009, Kyūshi Kasei 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 1949 and 2069; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1829, 2189).