Birth year lookup
1994: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1994 have the element Fire (nạp âm Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Hilltop)) and are Giáp Tuất, Year of the Dog. The Giáp Tuất year runs from Tết on 10 February 1994 to 30 January 1995. Born from 1 January 1994 to 9 February 1994? That is Quý Dậu, not Giáp Tuất.
| Stem-branch | Giáp Tuất |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dog (Tuất) |
| Nạp âm element | Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Hilltop), element Fire |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | red, orange, purple; green, verdant green (Wood colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 10 February 1994 to 30 January 1995 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 32, East Asian age 33 |
What if you were born in January or February 1994?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1994 to 9 February 1994 still belongs to the Quý Dậu year (1993); anyone born from 1 January 1995 to 30 January 1995 still belongs to Giáp Tuất. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1994 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1994 turns 32 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Giáp Tuất in 2026 is 33: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1994?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Giáp Tuất 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 colours, directions and trades go with 1994 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Hilltop) belongs to Fire, so it is said to suit red, orange, purple, and the colours of Wood, the element that generates Fire: green, verdant green. The directions of Fire are South; trades usually assigned to it are electricity and energy, restaurants and food service, cosmetics and beauty, advertising and lighting. 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 Giáp Tuất 1994, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Tuất is in Three Harmony with Dần, Ngọ and Six Harmony with Mão; it clashes with Thìn and is harmed by Dậu.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
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.