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1982 is the year of the Water Dog in the Chinese calendar, from 25 January 1982 to 12 February 1983: 384 days, 13 lunar months, including leap month 4. Born before 25 January 1982? That is still the Metal Rooster year.
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384 days · Year of the Water Dog
Sexagenary year
Earth controls Water: the year stem is Water, while theDog's fixed phase is Earth.
Length
384 days
Across 13 lunar months.
Leap month
Month 4
29 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 Dog
Earth restrains Water in the Five Phases, so the Dog’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 Dog” 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 1982
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 1982.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 25 January 1982 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 24 February 1982 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 25 March 1982 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 24 April 1982 | 29 |
| Leap month 4 | 23 May 1982 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 21 June 1982 | 30 |
| Month 6 | 21 July 1982 | 29 |
| Month 7 | 19 August 1982 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 17 September 1982 | 30 |
| Month 9 | 17 October 1982 | 29 |
| Month 10 | 15 November 1982 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 15 December 1982 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 14 January 1983 | 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4 February 1982 · 11:45:28 UTC+8
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1982 · 07:46:31 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1982 · 05:54:34 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1982 · 06:55:50 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1982 · 10:52:41 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1982 · 18:07:27 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1982 · 04:19:59 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1982 · 17:22:53 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1982 · 08:35:53 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1982 · 01:22:59 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑7 July 1982 · 18:54:35 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1982 · 12:15:23 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1982 · 04:41:45 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑23 August 1982 · 19:15:13 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1982 · 07:31:43 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1982 · 16:46:11 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 1982 · 23:02:09 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1982 · 01:57:47 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1982 · 02:04:06 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 1982 · 23:23:18 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪7 December 1982 · 18:48:05 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1982 · 12:38:09 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1983 · 05:58:42 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 1983 · 23:16:56 UTC+8
- Beginning of Spring立春4 February 1983 · 17:39:42 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1982 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 25 January 1982lunar 1/1
- 8 February 1982lunar 1/15
- 25 June 1982lunar 5/5
- 25 August 1982lunar 7/7
- 2 September 1982lunar 7/15
- 1 October 1982lunar 8/15
- 25 October 1982lunar 9/9
- 21 January 1983lunar 12/8
- 12 February 1983lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1982
Each Gregorian month of 1982, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.