Birth year lookup
1982: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1982 have the element Water (nạp âm Đại Hải Thủy (Water of the Great Sea)) and are Nhâm Tuất, Year of the Dog. The Nhâm Tuất year runs from Tết on 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983. Born from 1 January 1982 to 24 January 1982? That is Tân Dậu, not Nhâm Tuất.
| Stem-branch | Nhâm Tuất |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dog (Tuất) |
| Nạp âm element | Đại Hải Thủy (Water of the Great Sea), element Water |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | blue, black; white, silver grey, metallic (Metal colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 44, East Asian age 45 |
What if you were born in January or February 1982?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1982 to 24 January 1982 still belongs to the Tân Dậu year (1981); anyone born from 1 January 1983 to 12 February 1983 still belongs to Nhâm Tuất. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1982 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1982 turns 44 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Nhâm Tuất in 2026 is 45: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1982?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Nhâm Tuất 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 1982 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Đại Hải Thủy (Water of the Great Sea) belongs to Water, so it is said to suit blue, black, and the colours of Metal, the element that generates Water: white, silver grey, metallic. The directions of Water are North; trades usually assigned to it are transport and logistics, fisheries, tourism, beverages. 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 Tuất 1982, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tuất is in Three Harmony with Dần, Ngọ and Six Harmony with Mão; it clashes with Thìn and is harmed by Dậu.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| 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 | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
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.