Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2000?
People born in 2000 are Canh Thìn (Year of the Dragon), with the nạp âm element Bạch Lạp Kim (Gold of the White Candle). The Canh Thìn year runs from Tết on 5 February 2000 to 23 January 2001.
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 | Canh Thìn |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dragon (Thìn) |
| Nạp âm element | Bạch Lạp Kim (Gold of the White Candle), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 5 February 2000 to 23 January 2001 |
| Kua, male | Ly (Li), East group |
| Kua, female | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 26, East Asian age 27 |
What if you were born in January or February 2000?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2000 to 4 February 2000 still belongs to the Kỷ Mão year (1999); anyone born from 1 January 2001 to 23 January 2001 still belongs to Canh Thìn. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2000 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2000 turns 26 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Canh Thìn in 2026 is 27: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2000?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Canh Thìn 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 signs match Canh Thìn 2000, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Thìn is in Three Harmony with Thân, Tý and Six Harmony with Dậu; it clashes with Tuất and is harmed by Mão.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| 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 | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
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.