Birth year lookup
1970: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1970 have the element Metal (nạp âm Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet)) and are Canh Tuất, Year of the Dog. The Canh Tuất year runs from Tết on 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971. Born from 1 January 1970 to 5 February 1970? That is Kỷ Dậu, not Canh Tuất.
| Stem-branch | Canh Tuất |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dog (Tuất) |
| Nạp âm element | Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet), element Metal |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | white, silver grey, metallic; yellow, earth brown (Earth colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971 |
| Kua, male | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Kua, female | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 56, East Asian age 57 |
What if you were born in January or February 1970?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1970 to 5 February 1970 still belongs to the Kỷ Dậu year (1969); anyone born from 1 January 1971 to 26 January 1971 still belongs to Canh Tuất. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1970 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1970 turns 56 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Canh Tuất in 2026 is 57: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1970?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Canh Tuất has the Kua Chấn (Zhen), East group; a woman Chấn (Zhen), 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1970 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet) belongs to Metal, so it is said to suit white, silver grey, metallic, and the colours of Earth, the element that generates Metal: yellow, earth brown. The directions of Metal are West, Northwest; trades usually assigned to it are metalwork and machinery, finance and banking, jewellery, cars and motorbikes. 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 Canh Tuất 1970, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tuất is in Three Harmony with Dần, Ngọ and Six Harmony with Mão; it clashes with Thìn and is harmed by Dậu.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| 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 | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
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.