Born in 2027 (Reiwa 9): eto and age

1.The eto of 2027, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 2027 is 丁未 (Hinoto-hitsuji, the Yin Fire Goat). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 2027). People born between 1 January 2027 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 10:46) are treated as the previous year's 丙午 Hinoe-uma and Ippaku Suisei.

2.Personality of people born in 2027

丁未 combines 丁, the stem of a lamp flame, with 未, the goat (sheep). Like sheep living together in a flock, the Goat is gentle and cooperative, and stands for the safety of family and friends.

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 丁未, Year of the Goat and Kyūshi Kasei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 2027

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 2027

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 Goat in 2026 and 2027

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

2027: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

Read the full fortune for the Goat →

7.The calendar of 2027

In 2027, Kyūshi Kasei 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 1967 and 2087; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1847, 2207). The Teibi War of 587 (丁未の乱) was fought between Soga no Umako and Mononobe no Moriya.