Birth year lookup
1993: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1993 have the element Metal (nạp âm Kiếm Phong Kim (Gold of the Sword Edge)) and are Quý Dậu, Year of the Rooster. The Quý Dậu year runs from Tết on 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994. Born from 1 January 1993 to 22 January 1993? That is Nhâm Thân, not Quý Dậu.
| Stem-branch | Quý Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Kiếm Phong Kim (Gold of the Sword Edge), element Metal |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | white, silver grey, metallic; yellow, earth brown (Earth colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 23 January 1993 to 9 February 1994 |
| Kua, male | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 33, East Asian age 34 |
What if you were born in January or February 1993?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1993 to 22 January 1993 still belongs to the Nhâm Thân year (1992); anyone born from 1 January 1994 to 9 February 1994 still belongs to Quý Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1993 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1993 turns 33 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Dậu in 2026 is 34: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1993?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Dậu 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1993 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Kiếm Phong Kim (Gold of the Sword Edge) belongs to Metal, so it is said to suit white, silver grey, metallic, and the colours of Earth, the element that generates Metal: yellow, earth brown. The directions of Metal are West, Northwest; trades usually assigned to it are metalwork and machinery, finance and banking, jewellery, cars and motorbikes. 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 Dậu 1993, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dậu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thìn; it clashes with Mão and is harmed by Tuất.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
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.