Birth year lookup
2003: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 2003 have the element Wood (nạp âm Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow)) and are Quý Mùi, Year of the Goat. The Quý Mùi year runs from Tết on 1 February 2003 to 21 January 2004. Born from 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2003? That is Nhâm Ngọ, not Quý Mùi.
| Stem-branch | Quý Mùi |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Goat (Mùi) |
| Nạp âm element | Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow), element Wood |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | green, verdant green; blue, black (Water colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 1 February 2003 to 21 January 2004 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 23, East Asian age 24 |
What if you were born in January or February 2003?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2003 to 31 January 2003 still belongs to the Nhâm Ngọ year (2002); anyone born from 1 January 2004 to 21 January 2004 still belongs to Quý Mùi. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2003 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2003 turns 23 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Quý Mùi in 2026 is 24: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2003?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Quý Mùi 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 2003 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Dương Liễu Mộc (Wood of the Willow) belongs to Wood, so it is said to suit green, verdant green, and the colours of Water, the element that generates Wood: blue, black. The directions of Wood are East, Southeast; trades usually assigned to it are timber and furniture, farming and forestry, education, paper and publishing. 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 Mùi 2003, 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.