Birth year lookup
2021: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 2021 have the element Earth (nạp âm Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall)) and are Tân Sửu, Year of the Ox. The Tân Sửu year runs from Tết on 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022. Born from 1 January 2021 to 11 February 2021? That is Canh Tý, not Tân Sửu.
| Stem-branch | Tân Sửu |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Ox (Sửu) |
| Nạp âm element | Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall), element Earth |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | yellow, earth brown; red, orange, purple (Fire colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 12 February 2021 to 31 January 2022 |
| Kua, male | Càn (Qian), West group |
| Kua, female | Ly (Li), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 5, East Asian age 6 |
What if you were born in January or February 2021?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2021 to 11 February 2021 still belongs to the Canh Tý year (2020); anyone born from 1 January 2022 to 31 January 2022 still belongs to Tân Sửu. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2021 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2021 turns 5 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Tân Sửu in 2026 is 6: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2021?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Tân Sửu 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 colours, directions and trades go with 2021 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Bích Thượng Thổ (Earth on the Wall) belongs to Earth, so it is said to suit yellow, earth brown, and the colours of Fire, the element that generates Earth: red, orange, purple. The directions of Earth are Southwest, Northeast; trades usually assigned to it are real estate, construction and building materials, ceramics, agricultural land and produce. 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 Sửu 2021, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Sửu is in Three Harmony with Tỵ, Dậu and Six Harmony with Tý; it clashes with Mùi and is harmed by Ngọ.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Dậu (Rooster) | 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Tý (Rat) | 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Thìn (Dragon) | 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012, 2024 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Mùi (Goat) | 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
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.