Born in 2018 (Heisei 30): eto and age

1.The eto of 2018, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 2018 is 戊戌 (Tsuchinoe-inu, the Yang Earth Dog). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 2018). People born between 1 January 2018 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 6:28) are treated as the previous year's 丁酉 Hinoto-tori and Ippaku Suisei.

2.Personality of people born in 2018

戊戌 combines 戊, the stem of a mountain, with 戌, the dog. Like a loyal dog, you are sincere and faithful, a guardian who protects family and friends.

Generous and big-hearted, you are fair to everyone. Calm and steady, you are the person others count on in a crisis.

Read more: meaning of 戊戌, Year of the Dog and Kyūshi Kasei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 2018

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 2018

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 Dog in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★★★ A strong tailwind: a year to leap forward

2027: overall ★★★☆☆ Mostly steady, and careful checking pays off

Read the full fortune for the Dog →

7.The calendar of 2018

In 2018, Kyūshi Kasei 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 1958 and 2078; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1838, 2198). The name is used for the Hundred Days' Reform (戊戌の変法) carried out in Qing China in 1898.