Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1964?
People born in 1964 are Giáp Thìn (Year of the Dragon), with the nạp âm element Phú Đăng Hỏa (Fire of the Lamp). The Giáp Thìn year runs from Tết on 13 February 1964 to 31 January 1965.
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 | Giáp Thìn |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dragon (Thìn) |
| Nạp âm element | Phú Đăng Hỏa (Fire of the Lamp), element Fire |
| 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 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, 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.