Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1958?
People born in 1958 are Mậu Tuất (Year of the Dog), with the nạp âm element Bình Địa Mộc (Wood of the Plain). The Mậu Tuất year runs from Tết on 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959.
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 | Mậu Tuất |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dog (Tuất) |
| Nạp âm element | Bình Địa Mộc (Wood of the Plain), element Wood |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 18 February 1958 to 7 February 1959 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 68, East Asian age 69 |
What if you were born in January or February 1958?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1958 to 17 February 1958 still belongs to the Đinh Dậu year (1957); anyone born from 1 January 1959 to 7 February 1959 still belongs to Mậu Tuất. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1958 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1958 turns 68 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Mậu Tuất in 2026 is 69: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1958?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Mậu Tuất has the Kua Càn (Qian), West group; a woman Ly (Li), 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 signs match Mậu Tuất 1958, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tuất is in Three Harmony with Dần, Ngọ and Six Harmony with Mão; it clashes with Thìn and is harmed by Dậu.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
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.