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1932 is the year of the Water Monkey in the Chinese calendar, from 6 February 1932 to 25 January 1933: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 6 February 1932? That is still the Metal Goat year.
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355 days · Year of the Water Monkey
Sexagenary year
Metal generates Water: the year stem is Water, while theMonkey's fixed phase is Metal.
Length
355 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Monkey
Metal generates Water in the Five Phases, so the Monkey’s fixed element supports the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Monkey” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 12 lunar months of 1932
A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, so its Gregorian start date moves every year. These are the exact correspondences for 1932.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 6 February 1932 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 7 March 1932 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 6 April 1932 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 6 May 1932 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 4 June 1932 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 4 July 1932 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 2 August 1932 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 1 September 1932 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 30 September 1932 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 29 October 1932 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 28 November 1932 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 27 December 1932 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 solar terms
Solar terms track the sun rather than the moon, so they sit at almost the same Gregorian date every year while the lunar months move by weeks. A twelve-month year is about eleven days shorter than the solar year and so holds fewer of them than a thirteen-month one.
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1932 · 04:28:19 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1932 · 02:49:19 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1932 · 03:53:32 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1932 · 08:06:19 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1932 · 15:28:01 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1932 · 01:55:08 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1932 · 15:06:33 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1932 · 06:27:43 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1932 · 23:22:34 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1932 · 16:52:15 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1932 · 10:17:59 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1932 · 02:31:48 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1932 · 17:06:10 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1932 · 05:02:52 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1932 · 14:15:49 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1932 · 20:09:38 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1932 · 23:03:50 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1932 · 22:49:40 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1932 · 20:10:05 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1932 · 15:18:22 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1932 · 09:14:12 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1933 · 02:23:20 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1933 · 19:52:39 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1932 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 6 February 1932lunar 1/1
- 20 February 1932lunar 1/15
- 8 June 1932lunar 5/5
- 8 August 1932lunar 7/7
- 16 August 1932lunar 7/15
- 15 September 1932lunar 8/15
- 8 October 1932lunar 9/9
- 3 January 1933lunar 12/8
- 25 January 1933lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1932
Each Gregorian month of 1932, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.