Chinese zodiac · Year of the Monkey
The Water Monkey: 1932, 1992, 2052
壬申 · Ren shēn · Yang Water stem on the Metal branch
A Water Monkey year pairs the Heavenly Stem 壬 (Ren, yang Water) with the Earthly Branch 申 (shēn, the Monkey). The pair recurs every sixty years, so in the range AsterNym covers the Water Monkey years are 1932, 1992, 2052. The animal is the same each time; the stem is what makes a Water Monkey different from a Wood Monkey or a Fire Monkey. 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 Monkey is like
Popular Chinese zodiac tradition. For reflection, not prediction.
The Water Monkey is the most sensitive and the most secretive, ingenuity turned toward reading people.
1992 Water Monkeys are the most sensitive and the most secretive, ingenuity turned toward reading people, and the tradition reads Water on the Metal branch as the Monkey that listens.
In BaZi terms the Metal branch feeds the Water stem: Metal produces Water in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the Monkey giving its strength upward, so the stem element is well resourced and the animal's own qualities are somewhat spent in the giving. Productive, and a little tiring for the Monkey.
The rest of the Monkey’s character, in love, at work and the growing edge, is on the Year of the Monkey page.
Water Monkey 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 6 February 1932 | 25 January 1933 | 5 February 1932 |
| 1992 | 4 February 1992 | 22 January 1993 | 4 February 1992 |
| 2052 | outside the table | … | 4 February 2052 |
The next Water Monkey year is 2052. Check any birthday against the boundary with the finder.
Famous Water Monkeys
Public birth records, assigned by the Lunar New Year boundary.
Born in 1932
Common questions
- When does the Year of the Water Monkey start?
- The 1932 Water Monkey year began at Lunar New Year on 6 February 1932 and ran to 25 January 1933. The 1992 Water Monkey year began at Lunar New Year on 4 February 1992 and ran to 22 January 1993. 2052 is outside AsterNym's Lunar New Year table. BaZi turns the year at Li Chun instead (1932: 5 February 1932; 1992: 4 February 1992; 2052: 4 February 2052), so a birth between the two dates carries different year animals in the two systems.
- What is a Water Monkey personality?
- The Water Monkey is the most sensitive and the most secretive, ingenuity turned toward reading people. In BaZi terms the Metal branch feeds the Water stem: Metal produces Water in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the Monkey giving its strength upward, so the stem element is well resourced and the animal's own qualities are somewhat spent in the giving. Productive, and a little tiring for the Monkey.
- When is the next Water Monkey year?
- 2052. The pair of stem 壬 and branch 申 recurs every sixty years.