Birth year lookup
What Vietnamese zodiac sign is 2026?
People born in 2026 are Bính Ngọ (Year of the Horse), with the nạp âm element Thiên Hà Thủy (Water of the Milky Way). The Bính Ngọ year runs from Tết on 17 February 2026 to 5 February 2027.
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 | Bính Ngọ |
|---|---|
| Animal sign | Horse (Ngọ) |
| Nạp âm element | Thiên Hà Thủy (Water of the Milky Way), element Water |
| 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 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, 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.