Yang Water · 壬寅 · 60-year cycle
Water Tiger Chinese Zodiac: 1902, 1962, 2022 Years
Water Tiger years in this calendar are 1902, 1962, 2022. The latest Water Tiger year is 2022; the next is 2082, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Water Tiger year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Water Tiger years
A birthday belongs to the Water Tiger 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.
1902: Water Tiger
8 February 1902 – 28 January 1903
壬寅 · Rén Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 1902 →1962: Water Tiger
5 February 1962 – 24 January 1963
壬寅 · Rén Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 1962 →2022: Water Tiger
1 February 2022 – 21 January 2023
壬寅 · Rén Yín
Lunar months and festivals of 2022 →
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What Water adds to the Tiger
Water nourishes the Tiger's Wood, supporting its traditional drive to explore, begin and defend what matters to it. The Water Tiger reading makes greater room for observation and exchange, with courage expressed through finding a workable opening and listening to the people affected before taking the lead.
The year’s visible stem is Rén 壬, Yang Water; the Tiger branch 寅 retains its fixed Wood element.
The Tiger’s traditional character →Water Tiger in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Tiger and Horse occupy branches 寅 and 午.
Three Harmonies · trines · 三合. Tiger and Horse share the Fire trine; Dog completes their three-animal group.
Read Tiger with Horse →