Birth year lookup
1953: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1953 have the element Water (nạp âm Trường Lưu Thủy (Water of the Long Stream)) and are Quý Tỵ, Year of the Snake. The Quý Tỵ year runs from Tết on 14 February 1953 to 2 February 1954. Born from 1 January 1953 to 13 February 1953? That is Nhâm Thìn, not Quý Tỵ.
| Stem-branch | Quý Tỵ |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Snake (Tỵ) |
| Nạp âm element | Trường Lưu Thủy (Water of the Long Stream), element Water |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | blue, black; white, silver grey, metallic (Metal colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 14 February 1953 to 2 February 1954 |
| Kua, male | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Kua, female | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 73, East Asian age 74 |
What if you were born in January or February 1953?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1953 to 13 February 1953 still belongs to the Nhâm Thìn year (1952); anyone born from 1 January 1954 to 2 February 1954 still belongs to Quý Tỵ. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1953 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1953 turns 73 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Tỵ in 2026 is 74: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1953?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Tỵ has the Kua Khôn (Kun), West group; a woman Tốn (Xun), 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 1953 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Trường Lưu Thủy (Water of the Long Stream) belongs to Water, so it is said to suit blue, black, and the colours of Metal, the element that generates Water: white, silver grey, metallic. The directions of Water are North; trades usually assigned to it are transport and logistics, fisheries, tourism, beverages. 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 Tỵ 1953, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tỵ is in Three Harmony with Dậu, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thân; it clashes with Hợi and is harmed by Dần. Thân is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Tỵ: 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 | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| 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 | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
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.