Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2017?
People born in 2017 are Đinh Dậu (Year of the Rooster), with the nạp âm element Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire at the Foot of the Hill). The Đinh Dậu year runs from Tết on 28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018.
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 | Đinh Dậu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Rooster (Dậu) |
| Nạp âm element | Sơn Hạ Hỏa (Fire at the Foot of the Hill), element Fire |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 28 January 2017 to 15 February 2018 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | 9, East Asian age 10 |
What if you were born in January or February 2017?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2017 to 27 January 2017 still belongs to the Bính Thân year (2016); anyone born from 1 January 2018 to 15 February 2018 still belongs to Đinh Dậu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2017 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2017 turns 9 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Đinh Dậu in 2026 is 10: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2017?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Đinh Dậu has the Kua Khảm (Kan), East 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 signs match Đinh Dậu 2017, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dậu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Sửu and Six Harmony with Thìn; it clashes with Mão and is harmed by Tuất.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Sửu (Ox) | 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| 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 | Mão (Cat) | 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
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.