Japanese era date昭和55年5月17日 (土)
Shōwa 55 . 5 . 17 (Sat)Gregorian date: Saturday, May 17th 1980
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Zodiac year: Year of the Metal Monkey · 庚申 (kanoe-saru)
Traditional month name: 皐月 (satsuki)
The Shōwa era started on December 25th 1926 and ended on January 7th 1989.
The emperor during this era was Emperor Hirohito.