Birth year lookup
1955: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1955 have the element Metal (nạp âm Sa Trung Kim (Gold in the Sand)) and are Ất Mùi, Year of the Goat. The Ất Mùi year runs from Tết on 24 January 1955 to 11 February 1956. Born from 1 January 1955 to 23 January 1955? That is Giáp Ngọ, not Ất Mùi.
| Stem-branch | Ất Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Sa Trung Kim (Gold in the Sand), element Metal |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | white, silver grey, metallic; yellow, earth brown (Earth colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 24 January 1955 to 11 February 1956 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 71, East Asian age 72 |
What if you were born in January or February 1955?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1955 to 23 January 1955 still belongs to the Giáp Ngọ year (1954); anyone born from 1 January 1956 to 11 February 1956 still belongs to Ất Mùi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1955 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1955 turns 71 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Ất Mùi in 2026 is 72: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1955?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Ất Mùi has the Kua Ly (Li), East group; a woman Càn (Qian), 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 1955 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Sa Trung Kim (Gold in the Sand) belongs to Metal, so it is said to suit white, silver grey, metallic, and the colours of Earth, the element that generates Metal: yellow, earth brown. The directions of Metal are West, Northwest; trades usually assigned to it are metalwork and machinery, finance and banking, jewellery, cars and motorbikes. 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 Ất Mùi 1955, 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.