Birth year lookup
1964: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1964 have the element Fire (nạp âm Phú Đăng Hỏa (Fire of the Lamp)) and are Giáp Thìn, Year of the Dragon. The Giáp Thìn year runs from Tết on 13 February 1964 to 31 January 1965. Born from 1 January 1964 to 12 February 1964? That is Quý Mão, not Giáp Thìn.
| Stem-branch | Giáp Thìn |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dragon (Thìn) |
| Nạp âm element | Phú Đăng Hỏa (Fire of the Lamp), element Fire |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | red, orange, purple; green, verdant green (Wood colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 13 February 1964 to 31 January 1965 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 62, East Asian age 63 |
What if you were born in January or February 1964?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1964 to 12 February 1964 still belongs to the Quý Mão year (1963); anyone born from 1 January 1965 to 31 January 1965 still belongs to Giáp Thìn. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1964 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1964 turns 62 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Giáp Thìn in 2026 is 63: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1964?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Giáp Thìn has the Kua Ly (Li), East group; a woman Càn (Qian), 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 1964 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Phú Đăng Hỏa (Fire of the Lamp) belongs to Fire, so it is said to suit red, orange, purple, and the colours of Wood, the element that generates Fire: green, verdant green. The directions of Fire are South; trades usually assigned to it are electricity and energy, restaurants and food service, cosmetics and beauty, advertising and lighting. 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 Giáp Thìn 1964, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Thìn is in Three Harmony with Thân, Tý and Six Harmony with Dậu; it clashes with Tuất and is harmed by Mão.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| 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 | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
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.