Birth year lookup
1957: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1957 have the element Fire (nạp âm Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire at the Foot of the Hill)) and are Đinh Dậu, Year of the Rooster. The Đinh Dậu year runs from Tết on 31 January 1957 to 17 February 1958. Born from 1 January 1957 to 30 January 1957? That is Bính Thân, not Đinh Dậu.
| Stem-branch | Đinh Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire at the Foot of the Hill), element Fire |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | red, orange, purple; green, verdant green (Wood colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 31 January 1957 to 17 February 1958 |
| Kua, male | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 69, East Asian age 70 |
What if you were born in January or February 1957?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1957 to 30 January 1957 still belongs to the Bính Thân year (1956); anyone born from 1 January 1958 to 17 February 1958 still belongs to Đinh Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1957 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1957 turns 69 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Đinh Dậu in 2026 is 70: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1957?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Đinh Dậu has the Kua Đoài (Dui), West 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1957 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire at the Foot of the Hill) belongs to Fire, so it is said to suit red, orange, purple, and the colours of Wood, the element that generates Fire: green, verdant green. The directions of Fire are South; trades usually assigned to it are electricity and energy, restaurants and food service, cosmetics and beauty, advertising and lighting. 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 Dậu 1957, 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, 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.