Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2012?
People born in 2012 are Nhâm Thìn (Year of the Dragon), with the nạp âm element Trường Lưu Thủy (Water of the Long Stream). The Nhâm Thìn year runs from Tết on 23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013.
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 | Nhâm Thìn |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Dragon (Thìn) |
| Nạp âm element | Trường Lưu Thủy (Water of the Long Stream), element Water |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 23 January 2012 to 9 February 2013 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 14, East Asian age 15 |
What if you were born in January or February 2012?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2012 to 22 January 2012 still belongs to the Tân Mão year (2011); anyone born from 1 January 2013 to 9 February 2013 still belongs to Nhâm Thìn. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2012 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2012 turns 14 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Nhâm Thìn in 2026 is 15: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2012?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Nhâm Thìn 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 signs match Nhâm Thìn 2012, 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.