Yang Water · 壬午 · 60-year cycle
Water Horse Chinese Zodiac: 1942, 2002 Years
Water Horse years in this calendar are 1942, 2002. The latest Water Horse year is 2002; the next is 2062, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Water Horse year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Water Horse years
A birthday belongs to the Water Horse year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1942: Water Horse
15 February 1942 – 4 February 1943
壬午 · Rén Wǔ
Lunar months and festivals of 1942 →2002: Water Horse
12 February 2002 – 31 January 2003
壬午 · Rén Wǔ
Lunar months and festivals of 2002 →
For an exact birthday, convert the date.
What Water adds to the Horse
Water controls the Horse's Fire, introducing restraint and adjustment into the traditional image of a sign eager to move. The Water Horse reading gives greater weight to sensing the mood, changing an approach and finding an opening through conversation before committing all its energy to a direction.
The year’s visible stem is Rén 壬, Yang Water; the Horse branch 午 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Horse’s traditional character →Water Horse in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. The Horse branch returns: this is called Ben Ming Nian, the animal’s own year.
Read Horse with Horse →