Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1963?
People born in 1963 are Quý Mão (Year of the Cat), with the nạp âm element Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil). The Quý Mão year runs from Tết on 25 January 1963 to 12 February 1964.
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 | Quý Mão |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Cat (Mão) |
| Nạp âm element | Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 25 January 1963 to 12 February 1964 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 63, East Asian age 64 |
What if you were born in January or February 1963?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1963 to 24 January 1963 still belongs to the Nhâm Dần year (1962); anyone born from 1 January 1964 to 12 February 1964 still belongs to Quý Mão. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1963 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1963 turns 63 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Mão in 2026 is 64: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1963?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Mão has the Kua Khảm (Kan), East 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 signs match Quý Mão 1963, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Mão is in Three Harmony with Hợi, Mùi and Six Harmony with Tuất; it clashes with Dậu and is harmed by Thìn.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| 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 | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
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.