Born in 1965 (Shōwa 40): eto and age

1.The eto of 1965, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1965 is 乙巳 (Kinoto-mi, the Yin Wood Snake). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1965). People born between 1 January 1965 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 9:46) are treated as the previous year's 甲辰 Kinoe-tatsu and Kyūshi Kasei.

2.Personality of people born in 1965

乙巳 combines 乙, the stem of grasses and flowers, 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.

Cooperative and resilient, you adapt to your surroundings and make the most of them. You also have an excellent eye for beauty.

Read more: meaning of 乙巳, Year of the Snake and Happaku Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1965

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 1965

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 1965

In 1965, Happaku Dosei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was west-southwest. Years with the same eto are 1905 and 2025; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1785, 2145). The Isshi Incident of 645 (乙巳の変), in which Prince Naka-no-Ōe and Nakatomi no Kamatari killed Soga no Iruka, opened the way to the Taika Reforms.