Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1969?
People born in 1969 are Kỷ Dậu (Year of the Rooster), with the nạp âm element Đại Trạch Thổ (Earth of the Great Marsh). The Kỷ Dậu year runs from Tết on 16 February 1969 to 5 February 1970.
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 | Kỷ Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Đại Trạch Thổ (Earth of the Great Marsh), element Earth |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 16 February 1969 to 5 February 1970 |
| Kua, male | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Kua, female | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 57, East Asian age 58 |
What if you were born in January or February 1969?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1969 to 15 February 1969 still belongs to the Mậu Thân year (1968); anyone born from 1 January 1970 to 5 February 1970 still belongs to Kỷ Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1969 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1969 turns 57 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Kỷ Dậu in 2026 is 58: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1969?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Kỷ Dậu has the Kua Tốn (Xun), East group; a woman Khôn (Kun), 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 Kỷ Dậu 1969, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dậu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thìn; it clashes with Mão and is harmed by Tuất.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| 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 | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
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.