Born in 2017 (Heisei 29): eto and age

1.The eto of 2017, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 2017 is 丁酉 (Hinoto-tori, the Yin Fire Rooster). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 2017). People born between 1 January 2017 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 0:34) are treated as the previous year's 丙申 Hinoe-saru and Jikoku Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 2017

丁酉 combines 丁, the stem of a lamp flame, with 酉, the rooster. Like the rooster that announces dawn, you are meticulous and far-sighted, and the Rooster is a symbol of thriving business.

Sensitive, with a passion you keep inside, you read the subtleties of people's hearts and can go deep into one subject.

Read more: meaning of 丁酉, Year of the Rooster and Ippaku Suisei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 2017

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 2017

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 Rooster in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★☆☆☆ An uneven year: preparation and judgment are key

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

Read the full fortune for the Rooster →

7.The calendar of 2017

In 2017, Ippaku Suisei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was north-northwest. Years with the same eto are 1957 and 2077; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1837, 2197). The second invasion of Korea in 1597 is called the Jeongyu War (丁酉再乱) in Korea.