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StartChild's birth year by parents' ages
Which birth year, month and hour suit the parents' ages, by folk belief.
Name your child
Name ideas that suit the baby's Bát Tự chart, each with a reason.
House direction lookup
Your four good and four bad directions, by birth year and gender.
Yearly star (Nine Luminaries) & Tam Tai
This year's ruling star and Tam Tai check, by birth year and gender.
What energy do you carry
Your element by birth date, birth year and numerology.
Does Birth Month Affect Success? Yes, but Because of School Cutoff Dates, Not Star Signs
Birth month can shape school and career outcomes through the relative age effect, the age gap within a class, not through astrology or star signs.
Reading a Couple's Birth Years: Basis, Calculation, and What to Know Before Concluding
Reading a couple's birth years uses Can Chi, the five elements, and Bat Tu, a folk custom schools still disagree on. Treat it as cultural reference only.
Do Children Born in an 'Auspicious' Year Study Better? When Parents' Beliefs Make the Prediction Come True
Studies in mainland China, Taiwan, Hồng Kông and Asian-American communities find Dragon-year children score slightly higher.
Having a Child in 2029, the Kỷ Dậu Year: Which Parents' Years Match?
2029 is Kỷ Dậu, nạp âm Đại Trạch Thổ: which parents' birth years count as favourable or unfavourable by stem, branch and nạp âm, with a 1984 to 2001 table.
Is the full-month ceremony counted by lunar or solar date, and what is the custom of one day earlier for boys and two for girls?
The full-month ceremony falls one lunar month after birth; by custom boys hold it one day earlier, girls two. How to count it, an example, and offerings.
Tả Phù and Hữu Bật in Tử Vi: How to Place Them by Birth Month and Their Positions When Sharing the Sửu and Mùi Palaces
Tả Phù and Hữu Bật in Tử Vi: placed by lunar birth month from Thìn and Tuất, sharing Mùi (month 4) or Sửu (month 10), as read in Vietnamese Tử Vi books.
How to Prepare the Full-Month and First-Birthday Offering Trays for Babies
A step-by-step guide to preparing offerings and arranging full-month and first-birthday trays for your baby, plus the prayer and regional notes.
Born in a leap month or the hour of Tý: which month and day should a Tử Vi chart be cast by?
Born in a leap month or in the hour of Tý: which month and day does a Tử Vi chart use? What each book says, and the convention Nhật Nguyệt follows.
What to Offer at the Rằm of the Twelfth Lunar Month and How It Differs from an Ordinary Rằm
Rằm tháng Chạp, the year's last full moon, brings simple offerings to Thổ công and ancestors for thanks and peace, in a tất niên spirit.
Ghost Month, the 7th Lunar Month: Folk Taboos and Buddhist Perspectives
Ghost Month in the 7th lunar month: its origins, common folk taboos, and the Buddhist view of Vu Lan as a season of gratitude and filial piety.
What Is Western Astrology? Birth Chart and Key Elements
Western astrology reads a birth chart from the Sun, Moon and planets at your birth, with 12 zodiac signs split by four elements and three modalities.
Vía Ngọc Hoàng on the 9th of the First Lunar Month and Worship at Chùa Ngọc Hoàng in Ho Chi Minh City
Vía Ngọc Hoàng falls on the 9th day of the first lunar month. How people worship at Chùa Ngọc Hoàng in Ho Chi Minh City, and the temple's history.
Why the Same Hexagram Cast This Month Differs Next Month: Month Leader, Day Spirit, and the Three States of Void in the Decade, Month Breaker, and Hidden Movement in Liu Yao
Month leader and day spirit set each line's strength in a Liu Yao hexagram, covering void in the decade, month breaker, and hidden movement.
Neptune in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Neptune in astrology stands for illusion, dreams, intuition and spiritual longing, and shapes how you meet ambiguity and sacrifice.
Jupiter in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Jupiter in astrology stands for luck, expansion, optimism and philosophy, showing where the natal chart offers growth, meaning and natural blessings.
Mercury in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Mercury in astrology governs intellect, communication and perception, shaping how you think, learn and express ideas through your birth chart.
Year of the Dragon (Thìn): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
The Dragon (Thìn) is the only mythical sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, tied to the Earth element. It covers personality, birth years, and pairing groups.
Year of the Ox (Sửu): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
Discover the meaning of the Ox (Sửu) in the Vietnamese zodiac: steadfast personality traits, the Earth element, compatibility groups, and recent birth years.
Saturn in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Saturn in astrology stands for discipline, limitation and maturity. Its place in the birth chart shows where you meet challenges.
Uranus in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Explore the role of Uranus in astrology: symbol of innovation, rebellion, and awakening. Learn its meaning through signs, houses, and aspects.
Year of the Snake (Tỵ): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
Snake (Tỵ) in the Vietnamese zodiac: composed, perceptive traits, the Fire element, birth years, and pairing with Rooster and Ox.
Year of the Tiger (Dần): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
Tiger (Dần) in the Vietnamese zodiac: bold personality traits, the Wood element, the Dần-Ngọ-Tuất triad, and birth years.
Pluto in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Pluto in astrology represents deep transformation, hidden power, rebirth and the unconscious, showing where the birth chart brings intense change.
Year of the Rat (Tý): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
Rat (Tý) leads the Vietnamese zodiac cycle and carries the Water element. Read about Rat personality, compatibility, and birth years.
Year of the Cat (Mão): Personality, Compatibility, and Birth Years
The Cat (Mão) is the fourth sign in the Vietnamese zodiac, carrying the Wood element. See personality traits, birth years, and compatibility groups.
Mars in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
Mars in astrology drives action, energy and the fighting instinct. Its sign, house and aspects show how you assert yourself.
The Sun in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
The Sun is the soul of the birth chart, standing for ego, consciousness and life purpose. Its sign, house and aspects show how you express yourself and grow.
The Moon in Astrology: Meaning and Influence on the Birth Chart
The Moon in astrology rules emotions, the subconscious and instinct, and shows how you nurture others and seek security in your birth chart.
Life Path Number 8: Power, Ambition, and Material Success
Explore the meaning of Life Path Number 8: an ambitious, decisive personality, ideal careers, and how to balance work with love and relationships.
Hiền Quan Phet Festival in Phú Thọ: Events on the 12th and 13th of the First Lunar Month, and Why the Phet Ball Has Not Been Tossed Since 2019?
Hiền Quan Phet Festival in Phú Thọ runs on the 12th and 13th of the first lunar month with palanquin procession, worship, troop march, and phet grabbing.
Building the Four Pillars of BaZi from birth date and time: the year pillar changes at Lập Xuân, the month pillar changes at the solar term, the day pillar follows the 60-cycle, and the hour stem is derived from the day stem
BaZi's Four Pillars from birth date and time: the year pillar turns at Lập Xuân, the month at solar terms, the day runs the 60-cycle.
What Zodiac Animal and Element Goes with Each Birth Year? Lookup Table 1924 to 2043
Birth years 1924 to 2043 by zodiac animal and nạp âm element, with the two year boundaries: Tết in folk usage and Lập Xuân in Bát Tự.
Which month is good for having a child? Why does Bát Tự change months by solar terms while Tử Vi uses lunar months?
No birth month is best for everyone: Bát Tự reads the month by solar terms, Tử Vi by lunar months, and folk sayings on good birth months lack a firm basis.
What is the Month Pillar in BaZi (Four Pillars)?
Learn about the Month Pillar in BaZi: how to determine it, its role in destiny analysis, its relation to the birth month, and its influence.
What Does Dreaming of Being Pregnant and Giving Birth Mean According to Chu Công giải mộng?
Chu Công giải mộng has no line for dreaming you are pregnant; it reads birth omens from other images: the sun in the bosom, a newborn, lost clothes.
If You Do Not Know Your Birth Hour, What Can a Chart Still Tell You? Bát Tự Three Pillars, How Much Tử Vi Depends on the Hour, and How Reliable Birth-Hour Estimation Methods Are
Without the birth hour, Bát Tự still builds three pillars of year, month and day; Tử Vi needs the hour to place Mệnh and Thân. What stays usable.
Tiên Công Festival on Hà Nam Island, Quảng Ninh: The Rite of Carrying the Elderly, the Longevity Procession on the 7th Day of the First Lunar Month, and Who the Tiên Công Are
The Tiên Công Festival on Hà Nam Island, Quảng Ninh runs to the 7th day of the first lunar month, with rites of carrying the elderly.
When a Person Dies in a Leap Month, Which Month Is the Death Anniversary Held? How to Calculate Tiểu Tường, Đại Tường and Húy Nhật
If someone dies in a leap month, in which month is the giỗ held? How tiểu tường, đại tường and the yearly anniversary are counted, per Giác Ngộ.
Văn Xương Star in Zi Wei Dou Shu: Meaning, Position and Influence on Wisdom and Academic Success
Văn Xương in Zi Wei Dou Shu: its origin, nature, favorable and unfavorable positions, and meaning for intelligence, exams and career.
Kỳ Cùng and Tả Phủ Temple Festivals in Lạng Sơn: Rituals from the 22nd to the 27th of the First Lunar Month, and Why the Quan Lon Tuần Tranh Palanquin Is Carried to Tả Phủ Temple
Lạng Sơn's Kỳ Cùng and Tả Phủ Temple Festivals run from the 22nd to the 27th of the first lunar month, when the Quan Lon Tuần Tranh palanquin returns.
Year of the Goat meeting Đinh Mùi 2027: Kim Lâu, Tam tai, and ruling stars by birth year
Goat year meeting Đinh Mùi 2027: table of nạp âm, tuổi mụ, ruling stars, Kim Lâu, Tam tai for each birth year from 1943 to 2015, with where schools differ.
How Do the Tropical and Sidereal Zodiacs Differ? Why Does the Same Birth Date Give Two Different Signs?
The tropical zodiac follows the seasons, the sidereal zodiac the stars. Precession has pushed them about 24 degrees apart, enough to change most Sun signs.