Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1945?
People born in 1945 are Ất Dậu (Year of the Rooster), with the nạp âm element Tuyền Trung Thủy (Water in the Spring). The Ất Dậu year runs from Tết on 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946.
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 | Ất Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Tuyền Trung Thủy (Water in the Spring), element Water |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 81, East Asian age 82 |
What if you were born in January or February 1945?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1945 to 12 February 1945 still belongs to the Giáp Thân year (1944); anyone born from 1 January 1946 to 1 February 1946 still belongs to Ất Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1945 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1945 turns 81 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Ất Dậu in 2026 is 82: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1945?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Ất Dậu has the Kua Khảm (Kan), East group; a woman Cấn (Gen), West 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 Ất Dậu 1945, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dậu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thìn; it clashes with Mão and is harmed by Tuất.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
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.