Birth year lookup
1976: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1976 have the element Earth (nạp âm Sa Trung Thổ (Earth in the Sand)) and are Bính Thìn, Year of the Dragon. The Bính Thìn year runs from Tết on 31 January 1976 to 17 February 1977. Born from 1 January 1976 to 30 January 1976? That is Ất Mão, not Bính Thìn.
| Stem-branch | Bính Thìn |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dragon (Thìn) |
| Nạp âm element | Sa Trung Thổ (Earth in the Sand), element Earth |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | yellow, earth brown; red, orange, purple (Fire colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 31 January 1976 to 17 February 1977 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 50, East Asian age 51 |
What if you were born in January or February 1976?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1976 to 30 January 1976 still belongs to the Ất Mão year (1975); anyone born from 1 January 1977 to 17 February 1977 still belongs to Bính Thìn. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1976 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1976 turns 50 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Bính Thìn in 2026 is 51: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1976?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Bính Thìn has the Kua Càn (Qian), West group; a woman Ly (Li), 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1976 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Sa Trung Thổ (Earth in the Sand) belongs to Earth, so it is said to suit yellow, earth brown, and the colours of Fire, the element that generates Earth: red, orange, purple. The directions of Earth are Southwest, Northeast; trades usually assigned to it are real estate, construction and building materials, ceramics, agricultural land and produce. 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 Bính Thìn 1976, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Thìn is in Three Harmony with Thân, Tý and Six Harmony with Dậu; it clashes with Tuất and is harmed by Mão.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| 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 | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
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.