Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1984?
People born in 1984 are Giáp Tý (Year of the Rat), with the nạp âm element Hải Trung Kim (Gold in the Sea). The Giáp Tý year runs from Tết on 2 February 1984 to 20 January 1985.
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 | Giáp Tý |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rat (Tý) |
| Nạp âm element | Hải Trung Kim (Gold in the Sea), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 2 February 1984 to 20 January 1985 |
| Kua, male | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 42, East Asian age 43 |
What if you were born in January or February 1984?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1984 to 1 February 1984 still belongs to the Quý Hợi year (1983); anyone born from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 1985 still belongs to Giáp Tý. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1984 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1984 turns 42 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Giáp Tý in 2026 is 43: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1984?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Giáp Tý has the Kua Đoài (Dui), West 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 Giáp Tý 1984, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tý is in Three Harmony with Thân, Thìn and Six Harmony with Sửu; it clashes with Ngọ and is harmed by Mùi.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
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.