Birth year lookup
1973: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1973 have the element Wood (nạp âm Tang Đố Mộc (Wood of the Mulberry)) and are Quý Sửu, Year of the Ox. The Quý Sửu year runs from Tết on 3 February 1973 to 22 January 1974. Born from 1 January 1973 to 2 February 1973? That is Nhâm Tý, not Quý Sửu.
| Stem-branch | Quý Sửu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Ox (Sửu) |
| 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 | 3 February 1973 to 22 January 1974 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 53, East Asian age 54 |
What if you were born in January or February 1973?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1973 to 2 February 1973 still belongs to the Nhâm Tý year (1972); anyone born from 1 January 1974 to 22 January 1974 still belongs to Quý Sửu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1973 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1973 turns 53 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Sửu in 2026 is 54: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1973?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Sửu has the Kua Ly (Li), East group; a woman Càn (Qian), 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 1973 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 Quý Sửu 1973, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Sửu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Dậu and Six Harmony with Tý; it clashes with Mùi and is harmed by Ngọ.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
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.