Cycle position 09 of 60 · 壬申
1992 Chinese zodiac year
壬申 Yang Water Monkey
The outer Monkey year began on 4 February 1992. Its Heavenly Stem is 壬 Ren, carrying yang Water.
- Begins
- 4 February 1992
- Ends
- 22 January 1993
- Animal
- Monkey
One year name · two turning points
Chinese New Year and Li Chun in 1992
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 Monkey interval, which ends 22 January 1993.
Read the lunar-year boundary →立春 Li Chun
Opens the 壬申 stem–branch year and its first solar-term month.
Open Li Chun in the solar-term cycle →Li Chun and Chinese New Year fell on the same civil date. The exact Li Chun clock time in China Standard Time (CST) still marks the Four Pillars boundary within that day.
The complete annual coordinate
What 壬申 fixes for 1992
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
- 9 of 60
- Heavenly Stem
- 壬 Ren
- Phase
- Water
- Polarity
- Yang
- Earthly Branch
- 申 Shen · Monkey
Twelve-year branch · sixty-year pillar
When the Monkey and 壬申 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 1992 solar-term month calendar
Each jie term opens one branch month. The sequence begins at Li Chun in 1992 and closes at Minor Cold in 1993; 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