Birth year lookup
1960: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1960 have the element Earth (nạp âm Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall)) and are Canh Tý, Year of the Rat. The Canh Tý year runs from Tết on 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961. Born from 1 January 1960 to 27 January 1960? That is Kỷ Hợi, not Canh Tý.
| Stem-branch | Canh Tý |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rat (Tý) |
| Nạp âm element | Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall), element Earth |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | yellow, earth brown; red, orange, purple (Fire colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 28 January 1960 to 14 February 1961 |
| Kua, male | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Kua, female | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 66, East Asian age 67 |
What if you were born in January or February 1960?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1960 to 27 January 1960 still belongs to the Kỷ Hợi year (1959); anyone born from 1 January 1961 to 14 February 1961 still belongs to Canh Tý. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1960 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1960 turns 66 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Canh Tý in 2026 is 67: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1960?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Canh Tý has the Kua Tốn (Xun), East group; a woman Khôn (Kun), 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 1960 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall) 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 Canh Tý 1960, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tý is in Three Harmony with Thân, Thìn and Six Harmony with Sửu; it clashes with Ngọ and is harmed by Mùi.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
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.