Chinese zodiac · Year of the Horse
The Water Horse: 1942, 2002, 2062
壬午 · Ren wǔ · Yang Water stem on the Fire branch
A Water Horse year pairs the Heavenly Stem 壬 (Ren, yang Water) with the Earthly Branch 午 (wǔ, the Horse). The pair recurs every sixty years, so in the range AsterNym covers the Water Horse years are 1942, 2002, 2062. The animal is the same each time; the stem is what makes a Water Horse different from a Wood Horse or a Fire Horse. The popular zodiac begins each of these years at Lunar New Year and BaZi begins it at Li Chun, so both boundaries are given below for every year.
What a Water Horse is like
Popular Chinese zodiac tradition. For reflection, not prediction.
The Water Horse is adaptable and talkative, the Horse most able to change course without regret.
2002 Water Horses are adaptable and talkative, and the tradition reads Water on the Fire branch as the Horse most able to change course without regret.
In BaZi terms the Water stem controls the Fire branch: Water restrains Fire in the controlling cycle. Practitioners read the year as the element on top holding the animal in check, so the Horse's nature is disciplined, sometimes frustrated, and channelled rather than let loose. Tension with a purpose.
The rest of the Horse’s character, in love, at work and the growing edge, is on the Year of the Horse page.
Water Horse years and when each begins
The popular zodiac year begins at Lunar New Year; BaZi begins it at Li Chun, the start of spring. Both dates are given so a birth between them can be placed in either system.
| Year | Lunar New Year (popular zodiac) | Ends | Li Chun (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 15 February 1942 | 4 February 1943 | 4 February 1942 |
| 2002 | 12 February 2002 | 31 January 2003 | 4 February 2002 |
| 2062 | outside the table | … | 3 February 2062 |
The next Water Horse year is 2062. Check any birthday against the boundary with the finder.
Famous Water Horses
Public birth records, assigned by the Lunar New Year boundary.
Born in 1942
Common questions
- When does the Year of the Water Horse start?
- The 1942 Water Horse year began at Lunar New Year on 15 February 1942 and ran to 4 February 1943. The 2002 Water Horse year began at Lunar New Year on 12 February 2002 and ran to 31 January 2003. 2062 is outside AsterNym's Lunar New Year table. BaZi turns the year at Li Chun instead (1942: 4 February 1942; 2002: 4 February 2002; 2062: 3 February 2062), so a birth between the two dates carries different year animals in the two systems.
- What is a Water Horse personality?
- The Water Horse is adaptable and talkative, the Horse most able to change course without regret. In BaZi terms the Water stem controls the Fire branch: Water restrains Fire in the controlling cycle. Practitioners read the year as the element on top holding the animal in check, so the Horse's nature is disciplined, sometimes frustrated, and channelled rather than let loose. Tension with a purpose.
- When is the next Water Horse year?
- 2062. The pair of stem 壬 and branch 午 recurs every sixty years.