Birth year lookup
2011: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 2011 have the element Wood (nạp âm Tùng Bách Mộc (Wood of Pine and Cypress)) and are Tân Mão, Year of the Cat. The Tân Mão year runs from Tết on 3 February 2011 to 22 January 2012. Born from 1 January 2011 to 2 February 2011? That is Canh Dần, not Tân Mão.
| Stem-branch | Tân Mão |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Cat (Mão) |
| 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 | 3 February 2011 to 22 January 2012 |
| Kua, male | Đoài (Dui), West group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 15, East Asian age 16 |
What if you were born in January or February 2011?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2011 to 2 February 2011 still belongs to the Canh Dần year (2010); anyone born from 1 January 2012 to 22 January 2012 still belongs to Tân Mão. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2011 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2011 turns 15 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Mão in 2026 is 16: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2011?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Mão has the Kua Đoài (Dui), West group; a woman Cấn (Gen), 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 2011 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 Tân Mão 2011, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Mão is in Three Harmony with Hợi, Mùi and Six Harmony with Tuất; it clashes with Dậu and is harmed by Thìn.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
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.