Dragon strengths in tradition
- Energetic and enthusiastic
- Confident and decisive
- Ambitious and visionary
- Generous with its energy
1952 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Dragon
The 1952 Chinese year ran from Sunday 27 January 1952 to Friday 13 February 1953.
Its sign is the Yang Water Dragon: 壬辰 (Rén-chén) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–26 January 1952? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Rabbit of 1951.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 27 January – 4 February 1952: Water Dragon by Chinese New Year, Metal Rabbit by Lichun.
- 5 February 1952 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Rabbit before 04:52 China time and Water Dragon from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dragon.
- 4 February 1953 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Dragon before 10:46 China time and Water Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dragon.
- 5–13 February 1953: Water Dragon by Chinese New Year, Water Snake by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Dragon in Chinese astrology
A Water Dragon is associated with a calmer, more perceptive style, pairing the Dragon's vision with flexibility and insight.
The Dragon is the fifth Chinese zodiac animal and the only mythical one, associated in tradition with vitality, ambition and natural authority. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
Dragon challenges in tradition
- Can be proud or domineering
- Impatient with slower people
- Sets very high standards
- Dislikes taking advice
Traditions, not predictions. The Dragon in love and at work · The five elements
Other Dragon years
The Water Dragon every 60 years
← 1951 Metal Rabbit · 1953 Water Snake → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1952?
1952 is the Year of the Water Dragon (yang Water, 壬辰 Rén-chén), from 27 January 1952 to 13 February 1953. Anyone born 1–26 January 1952 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Rabbit.
What element is 1952 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, in its yang form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 壬 (Rén). Water years are years ending in 2 or 3 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1952 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 27 January 1952, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Rabbit of the 1951 Chinese year; from 27 January 1952 on, it is the Water Dragon. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (5 February 1952, 04:52 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1952?
It was on Sunday 27 January 1952 (China time). The next one, on Saturday 14 February 1953, began the Year of the Water Snake.