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What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2009?

People born in 2009 are Kỷ Sửu (Year of the Ox), with the nạp âm element Tích Lịch Hỏa (Fire of the Thunderbolt). The Kỷ Sửu year runs from Tết on 26 January 2009 to 13 February 2010.

Calendar and astronomy Stem-branch, nạp âm, the Tết dates and ages are computed; the Kua number and age matches are divination conventions.

Born in 2009
Stem-branchKỷ Sửu
Animal signOx (Sửu)
Nạp âm elementTích Lịch Hỏa (Fire of the Thunderbolt), element Fire
Lunar year in solar dates26 January 2009 to 13 February 2010
Kua, maleLy (Li), East group
Kua, femaleCàn (Qian), West group
Age in 202617, East Asian age 18

What if you were born in January or February 2009?

The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2009 to 25 January 2009 still belongs to the Mậu Tý year (2008); anyone born from 1 January 2010 to 13 February 2010 still belongs to Kỷ Sửu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.

How old is someone born in 2009 in 2026?

Someone born in the solar year 2009 turns 17 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Kỷ Sửu in 2026 is 18: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.

What is the Kua of someone born in 2009?

Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Kỷ Sửu 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 Kỷ Sửu 2009, and which to avoid?

In the Vietnamese folk table, Sửu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Dậu and Six Harmony with Tý; it clashes with Mùi and is harmed by Ngọ.

Matches and clashes for Sửu, birth years 1940 to 2026
RelationMatch or avoidSignBirth years
Three HarmonyMatchTỵ (Snake)1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025
Three HarmonyMatchDậu (Rooster)1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017
Six HarmonyMatchTý (Rat)1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020
Four ClashAvoidThìn (Dragon)1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024
Four ClashAvoidTuất (Dog)1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018
Four Clash (direct clash)AvoidMùi (Goat)1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015
Six HarmsAvoidNgọ (Horse)1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026

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.