Japanese era date昭和48年8月17日 (金)
Shōwa 48 . 8 . 17 (Fri)Gregorian date: Friday, August 17th 1973
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Zodiac year: Year of the Water Ox · 癸丑 (mizunoto-ushi)
Traditional month name: 葉月 (hazuki)
The Shōwa era started on December 25th 1926 and ended on January 7th 1989.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Hirohito.