Born in 1995 (Heisei 7): eto and age

1.The eto of 1995, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1995 is 乙亥 (Kinoto-i, the Yin Wood Pig). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1995). People born between 1 January 1995 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 16:13) are treated as the previous year's 甲戌 Kinoe-inu and Roppaku Kinsei.

2.Personality of people born in 1995

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

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 乙亥, Year of the Pig and Goō Dosei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1995

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 1995

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 1995

In 1995, Goō 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 1935 and 2055; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1815, 2175).