Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1962?
People born in 1962 are Nhâm Dần (Year of the Tiger), with the nạp âm element Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil). The Nhâm Dần year runs from Tết on 5 February 1962 to 24 January 1963.
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 | Nhâm Dần |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Tiger (Dần) |
| Nạp âm element | Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 5 February 1962 to 24 January 1963 |
| Kua, male | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Kua, female | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 64, East Asian age 65 |
What if you were born in January or February 1962?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1962 to 4 February 1962 still belongs to the Tân Sửu year (1961); anyone born from 1 January 1963 to 24 January 1963 still belongs to Nhâm Dần. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1962 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1962 turns 64 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Nhâm Dần in 2026 is 65: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1962?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Nhâm Dần has the Kua Khôn (Kun), West group; a woman Tốn (Xun), 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 Nhâm Dần 1962, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dần is in Three Harmony with Ngọ, Tuất and Six Harmony with Hợi; it clashes with Thân and is harmed by Tỵ. Hợi is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Dần: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
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.