Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1971?
People born in 1971 are Tân Hợi (Year of the Pig), with the nạp âm element Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet). The Tân Hợi year runs from Tết on 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972.
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 | Tân Hợi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Pig (Hợi) |
| Nạp âm element | Thoa Xuyến Kim (Gold of Hairpin and Bracelet), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972 |
| Kua, male | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Kua, female | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 55, East Asian age 56 |
What if you were born in January or February 1971?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1971 to 26 January 1971 still belongs to the Canh Tuất year (1970); anyone born from 1 January 1972 to 14 February 1972 still belongs to Tân Hợi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1971 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1971 turns 55 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Hợi in 2026 is 56: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1971?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Hợi has the Kua Khôn (Kun), West group; a woman Tốn (Xun), 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 Tân Hợi 1971, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Hợi is in Three Harmony with Mão, Mùi and Six Harmony with Dần; it clashes with Tỵ and is harmed by Thân. Dần is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Hợi: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
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.