Birth year lookup
1991: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1991 have the element Earth (nạp âm Lộ Bàng Thổ (Earth by the Roadside)) and are Tân Mùi, Year of the Goat. The Tân Mùi year runs from Tết on 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992. Born from 1 January 1991 to 14 February 1991? That is Canh Ngọ, not Tân Mùi.
| Stem-branch | Tân Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Lộ Bàng Thổ (Earth by the Roadside), element Earth |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | yellow, earth brown; red, orange, purple (Fire colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 15 February 1991 to 3 February 1992 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 35, East Asian age 36 |
What if you were born in January or February 1991?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1991 to 14 February 1991 still belongs to the Canh Ngọ year (1990); anyone born from 1 January 1992 to 3 February 1992 still belongs to Tân Mùi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1991 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1991 turns 35 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Mùi in 2026 is 36: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1991?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Mùi 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 1991 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Lộ Bàng Thổ (Earth by the Roadside) belongs to Earth, so it is said to suit yellow, earth brown, and the colours of Fire, the element that generates Earth: red, orange, purple. The directions of Earth are Southwest, Northeast; trades usually assigned to it are real estate, construction and building materials, ceramics, agricultural land and produce. 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 Tân Mùi 1991, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Mùi is in Three Harmony with Hợi, Mão and Six Harmony with Ngọ; it clashes with Sửu and is harmed by Tý.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| 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 | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
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.