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1942 is the year of the Water Horse in the Chinese calendar, from 15 February 1942 to 4 February 1943: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 15 February 1942? That is still the Metal Snake year.
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355 days · Year of the Water Horse
Sexagenary year
Water controls Fire: the year stem is Water, while theHorse's fixed phase is Fire.
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 Horse
Water restrains Fire in the Five Phases, so the year element is understood as moderating the Horse’s fixed element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Horse” 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 1942
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 1942.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 15 February 1942 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 17 March 1942 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 15 April 1942 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 15 May 1942 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 14 June 1942 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 13 July 1942 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 12 August 1942 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 10 September 1942 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 10 October 1942 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 8 November 1942 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 8 December 1942 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 6 January 1943 | 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19 February 1942 · 14:46:46 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1942 · 13:09:20 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1942 · 14:10:34 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1942 · 18:23:50 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨21 April 1942 · 01:39:05 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1942 · 12:06:50 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满22 May 1942 · 01:08:38 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1942 · 16:32:31 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1942 · 09:16:13 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1942 · 02:51:46 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1942 · 20:07:23 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1942 · 12:30:18 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1942 · 02:58:10 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1942 · 15:06:07 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分24 September 1942 · 00:16:24 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1942 · 06:21:42 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1942 · 09:15:08 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1942 · 09:11:07 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1942 · 06:30:21 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1942 · 01:46:47 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1942 · 19:39:31 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1943 · 12:54:50 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1943 · 06:18:52 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1942 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 15 February 1942lunar 1/1
- 1 March 1942lunar 1/15
- 18 June 1942lunar 5/5
- 18 August 1942lunar 7/7
- 26 August 1942lunar 7/15
- 24 September 1942lunar 8/15
- 18 October 1942lunar 9/9
- 13 January 1943lunar 12/8
- 4 February 1943lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1942
Each Gregorian month of 1942, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.