Birth year lookup
1943: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1943 have the element Wood (nạp âm Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow)) and are Quý Mùi, Year of the Goat. The Quý Mùi year runs from Tết on 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944. Born from 1 January 1943 to 4 February 1943? That is Nhâm Ngọ, not Quý Mùi.
| Stem-branch | Quý Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow), element Wood |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | green, verdant green; blue, black (Water colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944 |
| Kua, male | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Kua, female | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 83, East Asian age 84 |
What if you were born in January or February 1943?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1943 to 4 February 1943 still belongs to the Nhâm Ngọ year (1942); anyone born from 1 January 1944 to 24 January 1944 still belongs to Quý Mùi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1943 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1943 turns 83 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Mùi in 2026 is 84: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1943?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Mùi has the Kua Chấn (Zhen), East group; a woman Chấn (Zhen), East group. The Kua is worked out from the lunar year and sex, and is used to choose a house facing. See the eight directions for a Kua.
Which colours, directions and trades go with 1943 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow) belongs to Wood, so it is said to suit green, verdant green, and the colours of Water, the element that generates Wood: blue, black. The directions of Wood are East, Southeast; trades usually assigned to it are timber and furniture, farming and forestry, education, paper and publishing. This is convention, not calculation: the books differ on colours and trades, and no study has shown that choosing by element changes outcomes. A house facing under Bát Trạch is worked out from the Kua above, not from the element. Kua and directions by birth year.
Which signs match Quý Mùi 1943, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Mùi is in Three Harmony with Hợi, Mão and Six Harmony with Ngọ; it clashes with Sửu and is harmed by Tý.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
The Three Harmonies, Six Combinations, Four Clashes and Six Harms table is a common folk convention, not the only reckoning. The Four Clashes in groups of four is a Vietnamese folk way of matching ages; the old texts call only the six opposite pairs a clash. Some schools also weigh the Heavenly Stems and the Na Yin element before calling a pair harmonious or clashing.