Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1970?
People born in 1970 are Canh Tuất (Year of the Dog), with the nạp âm element Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet). The Canh Tuất year runs from Tết on 6 February 1970 to 26 January 1971.
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 | Canh Tuất |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dog (Tuất) |
| Nạp âm element | Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet), element Metal |
| 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 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, 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.