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2032 is the year of the Water Rat in the Chinese calendar, from 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033: 355 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 11 February 2032? That is still the Metal Pig year.
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355 days · Year of the Water Rat
Sexagenary year
Water reinforces Water: the year stem is Water, while theRat's fixed phase is Water.
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 Rat
Water is both the year element and the Rat’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Rat” 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 2032
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 2032.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 11 February 2032 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 12 March 2032 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 10 April 2032 | 29 |
| Month 4 | 9 May 2032 | 30 |
| Month 5 | 8 June 2032 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 7 July 2032 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 6 August 2032 | 30 |
| Month 8 | 5 September 2032 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 4 October 2032 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 3 November 2032 | 30 |
| Month 11 | 3 December 2032 | 29 |
| Month 12 | 1 January 2033 | 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 2032 · 10:32:15 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰5 March 2032 · 08:40:15 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分20 March 2032 · 09:21:55 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明4 April 2032 · 13:17:36 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨19 April 2032 · 20:14:10 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏5 May 2032 · 06:25:52 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满20 May 2032 · 19:15:00 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种5 June 2032 · 10:27:59 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至21 June 2032 · 03:08:46 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑6 July 2032 · 20:40:54 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑22 July 2032 · 14:04:45 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋7 August 2032 · 06:32:44 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑22 August 2032 · 21:18:21 UTC+8
- White Dew白露7 September 2032 · 09:37:55 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分22 September 2032 · 19:10:55 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露8 October 2032 · 01:30:25 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降23 October 2032 · 04:46:15 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬7 November 2032 · 04:54:17 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪22 November 2032 · 02:31:12 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪6 December 2032 · 21:53:20 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至21 December 2032 · 15:55:57 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒5 January 2033 · 09:08:07 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒20 January 2033 · 02:32:48 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 2032 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 11 February 2032lunar 1/1
- 25 February 2032lunar 1/15
- 12 June 2032lunar 5/5
- 12 August 2032lunar 7/7
- 20 August 2032lunar 7/15
- 19 September 2032lunar 8/15
- 12 October 2032lunar 9/9
- 8 January 2033lunar 12/8
- 30 January 2033lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 2032
Each Gregorian month of 2032, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.