Chinese zodiac · Year of the Tiger
The Water Tiger: 1962, 2022, 2082
壬寅 · Ren yín · Yang Water stem on the Wood branch
A Water Tiger year pairs the Heavenly Stem 壬 (Ren, yang Water) with the Earthly Branch 寅 (yín, the Tiger). The pair recurs every sixty years, so in the range AsterNym covers the Water Tiger years are 1962, 2022, 2082. The animal is the same each time; the stem is what makes a Water Tiger different from a Wood Tiger or a Fire Tiger. 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 Tiger is like
Popular Chinese zodiac tradition. For reflection, not prediction.
The Water Tiger is the calmest, intuitive and open to other views, courage with a longer fuse.
The Water Tiger of 2022 opened with a war in Europe, and the tradition's calmest Tiger, courage with a longer fuse, was the year's better hope.
In BaZi terms the Water stem feeds the Wood branch: Water produces Wood in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the stem spending itself on the branch, so the Tiger's qualities are well supported from above while the stem itself is drained. A generous year for the animal, at some cost to the element on top.
The rest of the Tiger’s character, in love, at work and the growing edge, is on the Year of the Tiger page.
Water Tiger 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 5 February 1962 | 24 January 1963 | 4 February 1962 |
| 2022 | 1 February 2022 | 21 January 2023 | 4 February 2022 |
| 2082 | outside the table | … | 3 February 2082 |
The next Water Tiger year is 2082. Check any birthday against the boundary with the finder.
Famous Water Tigers
Public birth records, assigned by the Lunar New Year boundary.
Born in 1962
Common questions
- When does the Year of the Water Tiger start?
- The 1962 Water Tiger year began at Lunar New Year on 5 February 1962 and ran to 24 January 1963. The 2022 Water Tiger year began at Lunar New Year on 1 February 2022 and ran to 21 January 2023. 2082 is outside AsterNym's Lunar New Year table. BaZi turns the year at Li Chun instead (1962: 4 February 1962; 2022: 4 February 2022; 2082: 3 February 2082), so a birth between the two dates carries different year animals in the two systems.
- What is a Water Tiger personality?
- The Water Tiger is the calmest, intuitive and open to other views, courage with a longer fuse. In BaZi terms the Water stem feeds the Wood branch: Water produces Wood in the generating cycle. Practitioners read the year as the stem spending itself on the branch, so the Tiger's qualities are well supported from above while the stem itself is drained. A generous year for the animal, at some cost to the element on top.
- When is the next Water Tiger year?
- 2082. The pair of stem 壬 and branch 寅 recurs every sixty years.