Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1981?
People born in 1981 are Tân Dậu (Year of the Rooster), with the nạp âm element Thạch Lựu Mộc (Wood of the Pomegranate). The Tân Dậu year runs from Tết on 5 February 1981 to 24 January 1982.
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 | Tân Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Thạch Lựu Mộc (Wood of the Pomegranate), element Wood |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 5 February 1981 to 24 January 1982 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 45, East Asian age 46 |
What if you were born in January or February 1981?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1981 to 4 February 1981 still belongs to the Canh Thân year (1980); anyone born from 1 January 1982 to 24 January 1982 still belongs to Tân Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1981 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1981 turns 45 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Dậu in 2026 is 46: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1981?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Dậu 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 Tân Dậu 1981, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dậu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thìn; it clashes with Mão and is harmed by Tuất.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
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.