Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1961?
People born in 1961 are Tân Sửu (Year of the Ox), with the nạp âm element Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall). The Tân Sửu year runs from Tết on 15 February 1961 to 4 February 1962.
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 | Tân Sửu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Ox (Sửu) |
| Nạp âm element | Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall), element Earth |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 15 February 1961 to 4 February 1962 |
| Kua, male | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Kua, female | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 65, East Asian age 66 |
What if you were born in January or February 1961?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1961 to 14 February 1961 still belongs to the Canh Tý year (1960); anyone born from 1 January 1962 to 4 February 1962 still belongs to Tân Sửu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1961 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1961 turns 65 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Sửu in 2026 is 66: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1961?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Sửu has the Kua Chấn (Zhen), East group; a woman Chấn (Zhen), 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 Tân Sửu 1961, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Sửu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Dậu and Six Harmony with Tý; it clashes with Mùi and is harmed by Ngọ.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| 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 | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
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.