2042 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Dog

2042 is the year of the Water Dog (壬戌 Rénxū), from 22 January 2042 to 9 February 2043. Anyone born in 2042 before 22 January 2042 belongs to the Metal Rooster year.

• Animal: Dog
• Element: Water (Yang)
• Cycle name: 壬戌 Rénxū, year 59 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 22 January 2042
• Ends: 9 February 2043

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 2042?

Anyone born from 1 January to 21 January 2042 belongs to the Metal Rooster year of 2041. From 22 January 2042 the Water Dog year begins.

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.

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