Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2022?
People born in 2022 are Nhâm Dần (Year of the Tiger), with the nạp âm element Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil). The Nhâm Dần year runs from Tết on 1 February 2022 to 21 January 2023.
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 Dần |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Tiger (Dần) |
| Nạp âm element | Kim Bạc Kim (Gold of Foil), element Metal |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 1 February 2022 to 21 January 2023 |
| Kua, male | Khôn (Kun), West group |
| Kua, female | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Age in 2026 | 4, East Asian age 5 |
What if you were born in January or February 2022?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2022 to 31 January 2022 still belongs to the Tân Sửu year (2021); anyone born from 1 January 2023 to 21 January 2023 still belongs to Nhâm Dần. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2022 in 2026?
Someone born in the solar year 2022 turns 4 on their birthday in 2026. The East Asian (tuổi mụ) age of Nhâm Dần in 2026 is 5: it counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2022?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Nhâm Dần has the Kua Khôn (Kun), West group; a woman Khảm (Kan), 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 Dần 2022, and which to avoid?
In the Vietnamese folk table, Dần is in Three Harmony with Ngọ, Tuất and Six Harmony with Hợi; it clashes with Thân and is harmed by Tỵ. Hợi is both Six Harmony and Four Clash with Dần: the two tables are separate conventions and contradict each other on this pair. No general rule says which one prevails, so this page does not pick a side.
| Relation | Match or avoid | Sign | Birth years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Harmony | Match | Ngọ (Horse) | 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 |
| Three Harmony | Match | Tuất (Dog) | 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018 |
| Six Harmony | Match | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Four Clash (direct clash) | Avoid | Thân (Monkey) | 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
| Four Clash | Avoid | Hợi (Pig) | 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 |
| Six Harms | Avoid | Tỵ (Snake) | 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025 |
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.