Born in 1983 (Shōwa 58): eto and age

1.The eto of 1983, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1983 is 癸亥 (Mizunoto-i, the Yin Water Pig). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1983). People born between 1 January 1983 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 18:40) are treated as the previous year's 壬戌 Mizunoe-inu and Kyūshi Kasei.

2.Personality of people born in 1983

癸亥 combines 癸, the stem of rain and dew, with 亥, the pig (wild boar). In Japan this animal is the wild boar, famous for charging straight ahead. You are a passionate person who heads directly for your goal, and the boar is also a symbol of good health.

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

Read more: meaning of 癸亥, Year of the Pig and Happaku Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1983

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 1983

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 Pig in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★☆☆ A steady year: consistent effort pays off

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

Read the full fortune for the Pig →

7.The calendar of 1983

In 1983, Happaku 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 1923 and 2043; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1803, 2163).