Cycle position 59 of 60 · 壬戌
2042 Chinese zodiac year
壬戌 Yang Water Dog
The outer Dog year began on 22 January 2042. Its Heavenly Stem is 壬 Ren, carrying yang Water.
- Begins
- 22 January 2042
- Ends
- 9 February 2043
- Animal
- Dog
One year name · two turning points
Chinese New Year and Li Chun in 2042
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 Dog interval, which ends 9 February 2043.
Read the lunar-year boundary →立春 Li Chun
Opens the 壬戌 stem–branch year and its first solar-term month.
Open Li Chun in the solar-term cycle →Chinese New Year arrived 13 calendar days before Li Chun. In the gap, the outer zodiac animal had entered this year while the Four Pillars year still belonged to the preceding stem–branch pair.
The complete annual coordinate
What 壬戌 fixes for 2042
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
- 59 of 60
- Heavenly Stem
- 壬 Ren
- Phase
- Water
- Polarity
- Yang
- Earthly Branch
- 戌 Xu · Dog
Twelve-year branch · sixty-year pillar
When the Dog and 壬戌 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 2042 solar-term month calendar
Each jie term opens one branch month. The sequence begins at Li Chun in 2042 and closes at Minor Cold in 2043; 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