Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1979?
People born in 1979 are Kỷ Mùi (Year of the Goat), with the nạp âm element Thiên Thượng Hỏa (Fire in the Sky). The Kỷ Mùi year runs from Tết on 28 January 1979 to 15 February 1980.
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 | Kỷ Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Thiên Thượng Hỏa (Fire in the Sky), element Fire |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 28 January 1979 to 15 February 1980 |
| Kua, male | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Kua, female | Chấn (Zhen), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 47, East Asian age 48 |
What if you were born in January or February 1979?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1979 to 27 January 1979 still belongs to the Mậu Ngọ year (1978); anyone born from 1 January 1980 to 15 February 1980 still belongs to Kỷ Mùi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1979 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1979 turns 47 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Kỷ Mùi in 2026 is 48: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1979?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Kỷ Mùi has the Kua Chấn (Zhen), East group; a woman Chấn (Zhen), 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 Kỷ Mùi 1979, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Mùi is in Three Harmony with Hợi, Mão and Six Harmony with Ngọ; it clashes with Sửu and is harmed by Tý.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| 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 | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
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.