Birth year lookup
2010: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 2010 have the element Wood (nạp âm Tùng Bách Mộc (Wood of Pine and Cypress)) and are Canh Dần, Year of the Tiger. The Canh Dần year runs from Tết on 14 February 2010 to 2 February 2011. Born from 1 January 2010 to 13 February 2010? That is Kỷ Sửu, not Canh Dần.
| Stem-branch | Canh Dần |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Tiger (Dần) |
| Nạp âm element | Tùng Bách Mộc (Wood of Pine and Cypress), element Wood |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | green, verdant green; blue, black (Water colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 14 February 2010 to 2 February 2011 |
| Kua, male | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Kua, female | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 16, East Asian age 17 |
What if you were born in January or February 2010?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2010 to 13 February 2010 still belongs to the Kỷ Sửu year (2009); anyone born from 1 January 2011 to 2 February 2011 still belongs to Canh Dần. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2010 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2010 turns 16 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Canh Dần in 2026 is 17: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2010?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Canh Dần has the Kua Cấn (Gen), West group; a woman Đoài (Dui), 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 colours, directions and trades go with 2010 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Tùng Bách Mộc (Wood of Pine and Cypress) 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 Canh Dần 2010, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dần is in Three Harmony with Ngọ, Tuất and Six Harmony with Hợi; it clashes with Thân and is harmed by Tỵ. Hợi is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Dần: 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 | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
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.