Birth year lookup
1983: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1983 have the element Water (nạp âm Đại Hải Thủy (Water of the Great Sea)) and are Quý Hợi, Year of the Pig. The Quý Hợi year runs from Tết on 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984. Born from 1 January 1983 to 12 February 1983? That is Nhâm Tuất, not Quý Hợi.
| Stem-branch | Quý Hợi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Pig (Hợi) |
| 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 | 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984 |
| Kua, male | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Kua, female | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 43, East Asian age 44 |
What if you were born in January or February 1983?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1983 to 12 February 1983 still belongs to the Nhâm Tuất year (1982); anyone born from 1 January 1984 to 1 February 1984 still belongs to Quý Hợi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1983 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1983 turns 43 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Hợi in 2026 is 44: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1983?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Hợi has the Kua Cấn (Gen), West group; a woman Đoài (Dui), 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 1983 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 Quý Hợi 1983, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Hợi is in Three Harmony with Mão, Mùi and Six Harmony with Dần; it clashes with Tỵ and is harmed by Thân. Dần is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Hợi: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
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.