令和元年 (Reiwa 1) is 2019 in the Western calendar. Check the age and zodiac below.
Era-change year. Reiwa 1 began on May 1, 2019. Before that date, 2019 was Heisei 31.
→ See the Heisei 31 page
Yes. Reiwa 1 (令和元年 in Japanese) corresponds to 2019 in the Western calendar. Reiwa 1 began on May 1, 2019. Before that date, 2019 was Heisei 31.
2019 is the Year of the Boar (亥（い） in Japanese) in the 12-year zodiac cycle. In the older 60-year sexagenary cycle (kanshi) it is 己亥.
It depends on whether they have had their birthday yet this year. The box near the top of this page calculates both possible ages automatically from today's date — the lower number is their age before their birthday, the higher number is their age after.
Reiwa 1 is written 令和元年 in Japanese, since the first year of a new era is called "gannen" (元年) rather than "令和1年". It is also commonly abbreviated R1 — for example on driver's licenses and other government forms.
