Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2014?
People born in 2014 are Giáp Ngọ (Year of the Horse), with the nạp âm element Sa Trung Kim (Gold in the Sand). The Giáp Ngọ year runs from Tết on 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015.
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 | Giáp Ngọ |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Horse (Ngọ) |
| Nạp âm element | Sa Trung Kim (Gold in the Sand), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015 |
| Kua, male | Tốn (Xun), East group |
| Kua, female | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 12, East Asian age 13 |
What if you were born in January or February 2014?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2014 to 30 January 2014 still belongs to the Quý Tỵ year (2013); anyone born from 1 January 2015 to 18 February 2015 still belongs to Giáp Ngọ. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2014 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2014 turns 12 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Giáp Ngọ in 2026 is 13: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2014?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Giáp Ngọ has the Kua Tốn (Xun), East group; a woman Khôn (Kun), 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 Giáp Ngọ 2014, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Ngọ is in Three Harmony with Dần, Tuất and Six Harmony with Mùi; it clashes with Tý and is harmed by Sửu.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Dần (Tiger) | 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
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.