1982 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Dog

1982 is the year of the Water Dog (壬戌 Rénxū), from 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983. Anyone born in 1982 before 25 January 1982 belongs to the Metal Rooster year.

• Animal: Dog
• Element: Water (Yang)
• Cycle name: 壬戌 Rénxū, year 59 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 25 January 1982
• Ends: 12 February 1983

The Water Dog

Water years are traditionally linked with adaptability, perception and communication: the element that finds a way around any obstacle. The Dog is the zodiac's loyal guardian. Tradition describes Dog people as honest, fair and protective, with a strong sense of right and wrong and a small, trusted circle they will defend without hesitation.

Born in January or February 1982?

Anyone born from 1 January to 24 January 1982 belongs to the Metal Rooster year of 1981. From 25 January 1982 the Water Dog year begins.

Famous people born in the Water Dog year

• Prince William, born 21 June 1982
• Lil Wayne, born 27 September 1982
• Anne Hathaway, born 12 November 1982
• Nicki Minaj, born 8 December 1982

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

1981: Metal Rooster · 1983: Water Pig · All Dog years · All 12 animals