Birth year lookup
1995: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 1995 have the element Fire (nạp âm Sơn Đầu Hỏa (Fire on the Hilltop)) and are Ất Hợi, Year of the Pig. The Ất Hợi year runs from Tết on 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996. Born from 1 January 1995 to 30 January 1995? That is Giáp Tuất, not Ất Hợi.
| Stem-branch | Ất Hợi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Pig (Hợi) |
| 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 | 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996 |
| Kua, male | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Kua, female | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 31, East Asian age 32 |
What if you were born in January or February 1995?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 1995 to 30 January 1995 still belongs to the Giáp Tuất year (1994); anyone born from 1 January 1996 to 18 February 1996 still belongs to Ất Hợi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 1995 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 1995 turns 31 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Ất Hợi in 2026 is 32: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 1995?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Ất Hợi has the Kua Khôn (Kun), West group; a woman Khảm (Kan), 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 1995 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 Ất Hợi 1995, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Hợi is in Three Harmony with Mão, Mùi and Six Harmony with Dần; it clashes with Tỵ and is harmed by Thân. Dần is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Hợi: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
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.