Birth year lookup
1972: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1972 have the element Wood (nạp âm Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry)) and are Nhâm Tý, Year of the Rat. The Nhâm Tý year runs from Tết on 15 February 1972 to 2 February 1973. Born from 1 January 1972 to 14 February 1972? That is Tân Hợi, not Nhâm Tý.
| Stem-branch | Nhâm Tý |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rat (Tý) |
| Nạp âm element | Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry), element Wood |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | green, verdant green; blue, black (Water colours) |
| 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1972 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry) belongs to Wood, so it is said to suit green, verdant green, and the colours of Water, the element that generates Wood: blue, black. The directions of Wood are East, Southeast; trades usually assigned to it are timber and furniture, farming and forestry, education, paper and publishing. 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 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, 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.