Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1972?
People born in 1972 are Nhâm Tý (Year of the Rat), with the nạp âm element Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry). The Nhâm Tý year runs from Tết on 15 February 1972 to 2 February 1973.
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 | Nhâm Tý |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rat (Tý) |
| Nạp âm element | Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry), element Wood |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 15 February 1972 to 2 February 1973 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 54, East Asian age 55 |
What if you were born in January or February 1972?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1972 to 14 February 1972 still belongs to the Tân Hợi year (1971); anyone born from 1 January 1973 to 2 February 1973 still belongs to Nhâm Tý. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1972 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1972 turns 54 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Nhâm Tý in 2026 is 55: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1972?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Nhâm Tý has the Kua Khảm (Kan), East group; a woman Cấn (Gen), 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 Nhâm Tý 1972, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tý is in Three Harmony with Thân, Thìn and Six Harmony with Sửu; it clashes with Ngọ and is harmed by Mùi.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
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.