Cycle position 19 of 60 · 壬午
1942 Chinese zodiac year
壬午 Yang Water Horse
The outer Horse year began on 15 February 1942. Its Heavenly Stem is 壬 Ren, carrying yang Water.
- Begins
- 15 February 1942
- Ends
- 4 February 1943
- Animal
- Horse
One year name · two turning points
Chinese New Year and Li Chun in 1942
The popular animal-year reading turns on Chinese New Year. Four Pillars uses Li Chun, the solar term that also opens the Tiger month. The dates below show exactly where the two systems separate. The Li Chun moment is shown in China Standard Time (CST).
Chinese New Year
Begins the Horse interval, which ends 4 February 1943.
Read the lunar-year boundary →立春 Li Chun
Opens the 壬午 stem–branch year and its first solar-term month.
Open Li Chun in the solar-term cycle →Li Chun arrived 11 calendar days before Chinese New Year. In the gap, Four Pillars had entered this stem–branch year while the outer zodiac animal still belonged to the preceding year.
The complete annual coordinate
What 壬午 fixes for 1942
The year name is one valid meeting of the ten-stem and twelve-branch sequences. Each linked coordinate has its own reference page.
- Cycle position
- 19 of 60
- Heavenly Stem
- 壬 Ren
- Phase
- Water
- Polarity
- Yang
- Earthly Branch
- 午 Wu · Horse
Twelve-year branch · sixty-year pillar
When the Horse and 壬午 return
A branch repeats every twelve years; the same stem and branch meet every sixty. These are every matching year in the supported 1901–2099 annual range.
Twelve jie boundaries · China Standard Time (CST)
The 1942 solar-term month calendar
Each jie term opens one branch month. The sequence begins at Li Chun in 1942 and closes at Minor Cold in 1943; the timestamp, branch and complete month pillar change from month to month. Every timestamp is shown in China Standard Time (CST).
Month01立春Start of SpringLìchūn · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 寅TigerYin
- Month pillar
- 壬寅Yang Water TigerYang Water
Month02惊蛰Awakening of InsectsJīngzhé · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 卯RabbitMao
- Month pillar
- 癸卯Yin Water RabbitYin Water
Month03清明Clear and BrightQīngmíng · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 辰DragonChen
- Month pillar
- 甲辰Yang Wood DragonYang Wood
Month04立夏Start of SummerLìxià · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 巳SnakeSi
- Month pillar
- 乙巳Yin Wood SnakeYin Wood
Month05芒种Grain in EarMángzhòng · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 午HorseWu
- Month pillar
- 丙午Yang Fire HorseYang Fire
Month06小暑Minor HeatXiǎoshǔ · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 未GoatWei
- Month pillar
- 丁未Yin Fire GoatYin Fire
Month07立秋Start of AutumnLìqiū · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 申MonkeyShen
- Month pillar
- 戊申Yang Earth MonkeyYang Earth
Month08白露White DewBáilù · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 酉RoosterYou
- Month pillar
- 己酉Yin Earth RoosterYin Earth
Month09寒露Cold DewHánlù · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 戌DogXu
- Month pillar
- 庚戌Yang Metal DogYang Metal
Month10立冬Start of WinterLìdōng · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 亥PigHai
- Month pillar
- 辛亥Yin Metal PigYin Metal
Month11大雪Major SnowDàxuě · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 子RatZi
- Month pillar
- 壬子Yang Water RatYang Water
Month12小寒Minor ColdXiǎohán · solar-term boundary - Opens · CST
- Branch animal
- 丑OxChou
- Month pillar
- 癸丑Yin Water OxYin Water