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1952 is the year of the Water Dragon in the Chinese calendar, from 27 January 1952 to 13 February 1953: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 5. Born before 27 January 1952? That is still the Metal Rabbit year.
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384 days · Year of the Water Dragon
Sexagenary year
Earth controls Water: the year stem is Water, while theDragon's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 5
30 days in the repeated month.
Beginning of Spring
Twice
立春 falls twice — a double-spring year, 双春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Dragon
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dragon’s fixed element is understood as moderating the year element.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Dragon” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 13 lunar months of 1952
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 1952.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 27 January 1952 | 29 |
| Month 2 | 25 February 1952 | 30 |
| Month 3 | 26 March 1952 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 24 April 1952 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 24 May 1952 | 29 |
| Leap month 5 | 22 June 1952 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 22 July 1952 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 20 August 1952 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 19 September 1952 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 19 October 1952 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 17 November 1952 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 17 December 1952 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 15 January 1953 | 30 |
The solar year within it
25 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.
- Beginning of Spring立春5 February 1952 · 04:52:54 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水20 February 1952 · 00:56:40 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 1952 · 23:07:18 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1952 · 00:13:42 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1952 · 04:15:02 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1952 · 11:36:37 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 1952 · 21:54:01 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1952 · 11:03:49 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1952 · 02:20:18 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 1952 · 19:12:30 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1952 · 12:44:38 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1952 · 06:07:25 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 1952 · 22:30:57 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1952 · 13:02:47 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1952 · 01:13:42 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1952 · 10:23:39 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1952 · 16:32:25 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 1952 · 19:22:10 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 1952 · 19:21:34 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1952 · 16:35:36 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1952 · 11:55:33 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1952 · 05:43:06 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 1953 · 23:02:02 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1953 · 16:21:18 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1953 · 10:45:53 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1952 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 27 January 1952lunar 1/1
- 10 February 1952lunar 1/15
- 28 May 1952lunar 5/5
- 26 August 1952lunar 7/7
- 3 September 1952lunar 7/15
- 3 October 1952lunar 8/15
- 27 October 1952lunar 9/9
- 22 January 1953lunar 12/8
- 13 February 1953lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1952
Each Gregorian month of 1952, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.