Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 1985?
People born in 1985 are Ất Sửu (Year of the Ox), with the nạp âm element Hải Trung Kim (Gold in the Sea). The Ất Sửu year runs from Tết on 21 January 1985 to 8 February 1986.
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 | Ất Sửu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Ox (Sửu) |
| Nạp âm element | Hải Trung Kim (Gold in the Sea), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 21 January 1985 to 8 February 1986 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 41, East Asian age 42 |
What if you were born in January or February 1985?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 1985 still belongs to the Giáp Tý year (1984); anyone born from 1 January 1986 to 8 February 1986 still belongs to Ất Sửu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1985 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1985 turns 41 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Ất Sửu in 2026 is 42: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1985?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Ất Sửu has the Kua Càn (Qian), West group; a woman Ly (Li), 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 Ất Sửu 1985, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Sửu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Dậu and Six Harmony with Tý; it clashes with Mùi and is harmed by Ngọ.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| 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 | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
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.