Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1943?
People born in 1943 are Quý Mùi (Year of the Goat), with the nạp âm element Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow). The Quý Mùi year runs from Tết on 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944.
Calendar and astronomy Stem-branch, nạp âm, the Tết dates and ages are computed; the Kua number and age matches are divination conventions.
| Stem-branch | Quý Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow), element Wood |
| 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 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, Four Clashes and Six Harms table is a common folk convention, not the only reckoning. Some schools also weigh the Heavenly Stems and the nạp âm element before calling a pair harmonious or clashing.