Birth year lookup
2026: what element and Vietnamese zodiac sign?
People born in 2026 have the element Water (nạp âm Thiên Hà Thủy (Water of the Milky Way)) and are Bính Ngọ, Year of the Horse. The Bính Ngọ year runs from Tết on 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027. Born from 1 January 2026 to 16 February 2026? That is Ất Tỵ, not Bính Ngọ.
| Stem-branch | Bính Ngọ |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Horse (Ngọ) |
| Nạp âm element | Thiên Hà Thủy (Water of the Milky Way), element Water |
| Colours (Five Elements belief) | blue, black; white, silver grey, metallic (Metal colours) |
| Lunar year in solar dates | 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027 |
| Kua, male | Khảm (Kan), East group |
| Kua, female | Cấn (Gen), West group |
| Age in 2026 | under one year old, East Asian age 1 |
What if you were born in January or February 2026?
The sign follows the lunar year, which turns at Tết, not on 1 January. Anyone born from 1 January 2026 to 16 February 2026 still belongs to the Ất Tỵ year (2025); anyone born from 1 January 2027 to 5 February 2027 still belongs to Bính Ngọ. Convert a birth date to the lunar calendar.
How old is someone born in 2026 in 2026?
A child born in 2026 is under one year old in 2026; the East Asian (tuổi mụ) age is 1. Tuổi mụ counts one year at birth and adds one at every Tết.
What is the Kua of someone born in 2026?
Under the Eight Mansions (Bát Trạch) school, a man born in Bính Ngọ 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 colours, directions and trades go with 2026 in folk belief?
In the Five Elements convention common in Vietnam, Thiên Hà Thủy (Water of the Milky Way) belongs to Water, so it is said to suit blue, black, and the colours of Metal, the element that generates Water: white, silver grey, metallic. The directions of Water are North; trades usually assigned to it are transport and logistics, fisheries, tourism, beverages. 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 Bính Ngọ 2026, 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, 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.