Age and school-year estimates for those born in 1959

Man-nenrei, kazoedoshi, wareki, eto, and school years for people born in 1959, as of 30 August 2026. If you know the month and day, use the age calculator (this page assumes 2 April for a year-level lookup).

As-of date：30 August 2026(updated to today when you view the page)

Legal age (today)

67years

Legal age (31 Dec)

67years

Kazoedoshi

68years

Wareki (assumes 2 April)

昭和34年4月2日

Eto

己亥（亥）

Elementary school

April 1966

Junior high

April 1972

High school

April 1975

High-school graduation

March 1978

Kanreki (approx. year)

2018

Facts on this page

・Legal age as of 30 August 2026 is 67

・Legal age on 31 December 2026 is 67

・Kazoedoshi is 68

・Wareki date of birth (assumes 2 April) is 昭和34年4月2日

・Eto is 己亥 (亥)

・Elementary school starts April 1966

・Junior high starts April 1972

・High school starts April 1975

・High-school graduation is March 1978

・Kanreki (kazoedoshi) approx. year is 2018

・Yakudoshi (male, kazoedoshi 68): none

・Yakudoshi (female, kazoedoshi 68): none

Assumptions

For searches without a month and day, we assume a 2 April birthday.

The static as-of date (build time) is 30 August 2026. After load we update it to today.