The Shōwa era: years, dates and length

BeganDec 25, 1926

EndedJan 7, 1989

Length22,660 daysabout 62.0 years

Era years64

Era lengths compared (days)

Meiji15,985

Taishō5,261

Shōwa22,660

Heisei11,070

Reiwa2,719

Year	Era year	Zodiac	Years ago
1926	Shōwa 1	Tiger	100
1927	Shōwa 2	Rabbit	99
1928	Shōwa 3	Dragon	98
1929	Shōwa 4	Snake	97
1930	Shōwa 5	Horse	96
1931	Shōwa 6	Goat	95
1932	Shōwa 7	Monkey	94
1933	Shōwa 8	Rooster	93
1934	Shōwa 9	Dog	92
1935	Shōwa 10	Pig	91
1936	Shōwa 11	Rat	90
1937	Shōwa 12	Ox	89
1938	Shōwa 13	Tiger	88
1939	Shōwa 14	Rabbit	87
1940	Shōwa 15	Dragon	86
1941	Shōwa 16	Snake	85
1942	Shōwa 17	Horse	84
1943	Shōwa 18	Goat	83
1944	Shōwa 19	Monkey	82
1945	Shōwa 20	Rooster	81
1946	Shōwa 21	Dog	80
1947	Shōwa 22	Pig	79
1948	Shōwa 23	Rat	78
1949	Shōwa 24	Ox	77
1950	Shōwa 25	Tiger	76
1951	Shōwa 26	Rabbit	75
1952	Shōwa 27	Dragon	74
1953	Shōwa 28	Snake	73
1954	Shōwa 29	Horse	72
1955	Shōwa 30	Goat	71
1956	Shōwa 31	Monkey	70
1957	Shōwa 32	Rooster	69
1958	Shōwa 33	Dog	68
1959	Shōwa 34	Pig	67
1960	Shōwa 35	Rat	66
1961	Shōwa 36	Ox	65
1962	Shōwa 37	Tiger	64
1963	Shōwa 38	Rabbit	63
1964	Shōwa 39	Dragon	62
1965	Shōwa 40	Snake	61
1966	Shōwa 41	Horse	60
1967	Shōwa 42	Goat	59
1968	Shōwa 43	Monkey	58
1969	Shōwa 44	Rooster	57
1970	Shōwa 45	Dog	56
1971	Shōwa 46	Pig	55
1972	Shōwa 47	Rat	54
1973	Shōwa 48	Ox	53
1974	Shōwa 49	Tiger	52
1975	Shōwa 50	Rabbit	51
1976	Shōwa 51	Dragon	50
1977	Shōwa 52	Snake	49
1978	Shōwa 53	Horse	48
1979	Shōwa 54	Goat	47
1980	Shōwa 55	Monkey	46
1981	Shōwa 56	Rooster	45
1982	Shōwa 57	Dog	44
1983	Shōwa 58	Pig	43
1984	Shōwa 59	Rat	42
1985	Shōwa 60	Ox	41
1986	Shōwa 61	Tiger	40
1987	Shōwa 62	Rabbit	39
1988	Shōwa 63	Dragon	38
1989	Shōwa 64	Snake	37

Meiji 1 is counted from 1 January 1868 (the change was proclaimed on 23 October); later eras start on the day of the change.