Born in 2013 (Heisei 25): eto and age

1.The eto of 2013, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 2013 is 癸巳 (Mizunoto-mi, the Yin Water Snake). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 2013). People born between 1 January 2013 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 1:13) are treated as the previous year's 壬辰 Mizunoe-tatsu and Roppaku Kinsei.

2.Personality of people born in 2013

癸巳 combines 癸, the stem of rain and dew, with 巳, the snake. Shedding its skin again and again, the Snake stands for rebirth and for money luck. Snake people are thoughtful, wise and intuitive.

Diligent, serious and thoughtful, you understand how others feel. You quietly build up effort until it bears fruit.

Read more: meaning of 癸巳, Year of the Snake and Goō Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 2013

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 2013

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 Snake 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 Snake →

7.The calendar of 2013

In 2013, 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 1953 and 2073; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1833, 2193).