Birth year lookup
1947: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1947 have the element Earth (nạp âm Ốc Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Roof)) and are Đinh Hợi, Year of the Pig. The Đinh Hợi year runs from Tết on 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948. Born from 1 January 1947 to 21 January 1947? That is Bính Tuất, not Đinh Hợi.
| Stem-branch | Đinh Hợi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Pig (Hợi) |
| Nạp âm element | Ốc Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Roof), element Earth |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | yellow, earth brown; red, orange, purple (Fire colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948 |
| Kua, male | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Kua, female | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 79, East Asian age 80 |
What if you were born in January or February 1947?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1947 to 21 January 1947 still belongs to the Bính Tuất year (1946); anyone born from 1 January 1948 to 9 February 1948 still belongs to Đinh Hợi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1947 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1947 turns 79 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Đinh Hợi in 2026 is 80: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1947?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Đinh Hợi has the Kua Cấn (Gen), West group; a woman Đoài (Dui), 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1947 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Ốc Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Roof) belongs to Earth, so it is said to suit yellow, earth brown, and the colours of Fire, the element that generates Earth: red, orange, purple. The directions of Earth are Southwest, Northeast; trades usually assigned to it are real estate, construction and building materials, ceramics, agricultural land and produce. 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 Đinh Hợi 1947, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Hợi is in Three Harmony with Mão, Mùi and Six Harmony with Dần; it clashes with Tỵ and is harmed by Thân. Dần is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Hợi: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
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.