Age chart for people born in 1940

Born in 1940

This year (2024), you will be 83 years old before your birthday and 84 years old after your birthday.

In Kazoedoshi, 85 years old.

The year 1940 is Showa 15 in the Japanese calendar.

Sexagenary cycle is 辰(Tatsu 辰(Tatsu))

Age chart for people born in 1940

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AD Japanese Calendar Age
(Before birthday)
Age
(After birthday)
Kazoedoshi Longevity celebration, unlucky year, etc.
1940 Showa 15 0 1 Birth
1941 Showa 16 0 1 2
1942 Showa 17 1 2 3 Shichi-go-san(ManWoman)
1943 Showa 18 2 3 4
1944 Showa 19 3 4 5 Shichi-go-san(Man)
1945 Showa 20 4 5 6
1946 Showa 21 5 6 7 Elementary school admission(Born January to March)
Shichi-go-san(Woman)
1947 Showa 22 6 7 8 Elementary school admission(Born April to December)
1948 Showa 23 7 8 9
1949 Showa 24 8 9 10
1950 Showa 25 9 10 11
1951 Showa 26 10 11 12
1952 Showa 27 11 12 13 Junior high school admission(Born January to March)
1953 Showa 28 12 13 14 Junior high school admission(Born April to December)
1954 Showa 29 13 14 15
1955 Showa 30 14 15 16 high school admission(Born January to March)
1956 Showa 31 15 16 17 high school admission(Born April to December)
1957 Showa 32 16 17 18 Maeyaku(Woman)
1958 Showa 33 17 18 19 Junior college admission(Born January to March)
Four-year university admission(Born January to March)
Honyaku(Woman)
1959 Showa 34 18 19 20 Junior college admission(Born April to December)
Four-year university admission(Born April to December)
Atoyaku(Woman)
1960 Showa 35 19 20 21 Junior college graduation(Born January to March)
1961 Showa 36 20 21 22 Junior college graduation(Born April to December)
1962 Showa 37 21 22 23 Four-year university graduation(Born January to March)
1963 Showa 38 22 23 24 Four-year university graduation(Born April to December)
Maeyaku(Man)
1964 Showa 39 23 24 25 Honyaku(Man)
1965 Showa 40 24 25 26 Atoyaku(Man)
1966 Showa 41 25 26 27
1967 Showa 42 26 27 28
1968 Showa 43 27 28 29
1969 Showa 44 28 29 30
1970 Showa 45 29 30 31
1971 Showa 46 30 31 32 Maeyaku(Woman)
1972 Showa 47 31 32 33 Honyaku(Woman)
1973 Showa 48 32 33 34 Atoyaku(Woman)
1974 Showa 49 33 34 35
1975 Showa 50 34 35 36 Maeyaku(Woman)
1976 Showa 51 35 36 37 Honyaku(Woman)
1977 Showa 52 36 37 38 Atoyaku(Woman)
1978 Showa 53 37 38 39
1979 Showa 54 38 39 40
1980 Showa 55 39 40 41 Maeyaku(Man)
1981 Showa 56 40 41 42 Honyaku(Man)
1982 Showa 57 41 42 43 Atoyaku(Man)
1983 Showa 58 42 43 44
1984 Showa 59 43 44 45
1985 Showa 60 44 45 46
1986 Showa 61 45 46 47
1987 Showa 62 46 47 48
1988 Showa 63 47 48 49
1989 Showa 64(Until 1/7)
Heisei 1(From 1/8)
48 49 50
1990 Heisei 2 49 50 51
1991 Heisei 3 50 51 52
1992 Heisei 4 51 52 53
1993 Heisei 5 52 53 54
1994 Heisei 6 53 54 55
1995 Heisei 7 54 55 56
1996 Heisei 8 55 56 57
1997 Heisei 9 56 57 58
1998 Heisei 10 57 58 59
1999 Heisei 11 58 59 60 Maeyaku(ManWoman)
2000 Heisei 12 59 60 61 Honyaku(ManWoman)
Kanreki(還暦)
2001 Heisei 13 60 61 62 Atoyaku(ManWoman)
2002 Heisei 14 61 62 63
2003 Heisei 15 62 63 64
2004 Heisei 16 63 64 65
2005 Heisei 17 64 65 66
2006 Heisei 18 65 66 67
2007 Heisei 19 66 67 68
2008 Heisei 20 67 68 69
2009 Heisei 21 68 69 70 Koki(古希)
2010 Heisei 22 69 70 71
2011 Heisei 23 70 71 72
2012 Heisei 24 71 72 73
2013 Heisei 25 72 73 74
2014 Heisei 26 73 74 75
2015 Heisei 27 74 75 76
2016 Heisei 28 75 76 77 Kiju(喜寿)
2017 Heisei 29 76 77 78
2018 Heisei 30 77 78 79
2019 Heisei 31(Until 4/30)
Reiwa 1(From 5/1)
78 79 80 Sanju(傘寿)
2020 Reiwa 2 79 80 81
2021 Reiwa 3 80 81 82
2022 Reiwa 4 81 82 83
2023 Reiwa 5 82 83 84
2024 Reiwa 6 83 84 85
2025 Reiwa 7 84 85 86
2026 Reiwa 8 85 86 87
2027 Reiwa 9 86 87 88 Beiju(米寿)
2028 Reiwa 10 87 88 89
2029 Reiwa 11 88 89 90 Sotsuju(卒寿)
2030 Reiwa 12 89 90 91
2031 Reiwa 13 90 91 92
2032 Reiwa 14 91 92 93
2033 Reiwa 15 92 93 94
2034 Reiwa 16 93 94 95
2035 Reiwa 17 94 95 96
2036 Reiwa 18 95 96 97
2037 Reiwa 19 96 97 98
2038 Reiwa 20 97 98 99 Hakuju(白寿)
2039 Reiwa 21 98 99 100 Hyakuju(百寿)
2040 Reiwa 22 99 100 101

List of enrollment and graduation years for those born in 1940(Born on or after April 2nd)

Admission/GraduationADJapanese Calendar
Elementary school admission April 1947 April Showa 22
Elementary school graduation March 1953 March Showa 28
Junior high school admission April 1953 April Showa 28
Junior high school graduation March 1956 March Showa 31
high school admission April 1956 April Showa 31
High school graduation March 1959 March Showa 34
Junior college admission
Four-year university admission
April 1959 April Showa 34
Junior college graduation March 1961 March Showa 36
Four-year university graduation March 1963 March Showa 38

List of enrollment and graduation years for those born in 1940(Born between January 1st and April 1st)

Admission/GraduationADJapanese Calendar
Elementary school admission April 1946 April Showa 21
Elementary school graduation March 1952 March Showa 27
Junior high school admission April 1952 April Showa 27
Junior high school graduation March 1955 March Showa 30
high school admission April 1955 April Showa 30
High school graduation March 1958 March Showa 33
Junior college admission
Four-year university admission
April 1958 April Showa 33
Junior college graduation March 1960 March Showa 35
Four-year university graduation March 1962 March Showa 37

List of unlucky years for people born in 1940

AD Japanese Calendar Age
(Before birthday)
Age
(After birthday)
Kazoedoshi Unlucky year
1957 Showa 32 16 1718 Maeyaku(Woman)
1958 Showa 33 17 1819 Honyaku(Woman)
1959 Showa 34 18 1920 Atoyaku(Woman)
1963 Showa 38 22 2324 Maeyaku(Man)
1964 Showa 39 23 2425 Honyaku(Man)
1965 Showa 40 24 2526 Atoyaku(Man)
1971 Showa 46 30 3132 Maeyaku(Woman)
1972 Showa 47 31 3233 Honyaku(Woman)
1973 Showa 48 32 3334 Atoyaku(Woman)
1975 Showa 50 34 3536 Maeyaku(Woman)
1976 Showa 51 35 3637 Honyaku(Woman)
1977 Showa 52 36 3738 Atoyaku(Woman)
1980 Showa 55 39 4041 Maeyaku(Man)
1981 Showa 56 40 4142 Honyaku(Man)
1982 Showa 57 41 4243 Atoyaku(Man)
1999 Heisei 11 58 5960 Maeyaku(ManWoman)
2000 Heisei 12 59 6061 Honyaku(ManWoman)
2001 Heisei 13 60 6162 Atoyaku(ManWoman)

List of longevity celebrations for people born in 1940

AD Japanese Calendar Age
(Before birthday)
Age
(After birthday)
Kazoedoshi Celebration of longevity
1942 Showa 17 1 2 3 Shichi-go-san(ManWoman)
1944 Showa 19 3 4 5 Shichi-go-san(Man)
1946 Showa 21 5 6 7 Shichi-go-san(Woman)
2000 Heisei 12 59 60 61 Kanreki(還暦)
2009 Heisei 21 68 69 70 Koki(古希)
2016 Heisei 28 75 76 77 Kiju(喜寿)
2019 Heisei 31(Until 4/30)
Reiwa 1(From 5/1)
78 79 80 Sanju(傘寿)
2027 Reiwa 9 86 87 88 Beiju(米寿)
2029 Reiwa 11 88 89 90 Sotsuju(卒寿)
2038 Reiwa 20 97 98 99 Hakuju(白寿)
2039 Reiwa 21 98 99 100 Hyakuju(百寿)

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