Year of the Monkey

Last updated: Oct 9, 2026 14:14 UTC

Born	Japanese era	Zodiac	Age (birthday passed)	Age (before birthday)	Traditional count (kazoedoshi)
2016	Heisei 28	Monkey	10	9	11
2004	Heisei 16	Monkey	22	21	23
1992	Heisei 4	Monkey	34	33	35
1980	Shōwa 55	Monkey	46	45	47
1968	Shōwa 43	Monkey	58	57	59
1956	Shōwa 31	Monkey	70	69	71
1944	Shōwa 19	Monkey	82	81	83
1932	Shōwa 7	Monkey	94	93	95
1920	Taishō 9	Monkey	106	105	107
1908	Meiji 41	Monkey	118	117	119

Method

Ages are computed from today’s date in Japan time. ‘Birthday passed’ means the birthday in the current year has already come. The traditional count adds one to the current year minus the birth year. Japanese era years follow the Era Name Act and the cabinet orders changing the era; in a year when the era changed, both names are shown. School years follow the School Education Act and the Act on Age Calculation (a person reaches an age on the day before the birthday, so those born on 1 April join the earlier grade). Adulthood follows Article 4 of the Civil Code.

About this page

Years of the Monkey and how old people born in them are today.

In Japan the zodiac year is customarily counted from 1 January; in the Chinese lunar calendar it changes at the Lunar New Year, so people born in January or February may have the previous sign.