Tiger strengths in tradition
- Brave and willing to act
- Confident and charismatic
- Generous and protective
- Sets its own course
1962 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Tiger
The 1962 Chinese year ran from Monday 5 February 1962 to Thursday 24 January 1963.
Its sign is the Yang Water Tiger: 壬寅 (Rén-yín) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 4 February 1962? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Ox of 1961.
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:
- 4 February 1962 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Ox before 15:17 China time and Water Tiger from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Ox.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Tiger in Chinese astrology
A Water Tiger is associated with a calmer, more reflective style, adding intuition and diplomacy to the Tiger's confidence.
The Tiger is the third Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with courage, confidence and a strong sense of independence. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
Tiger challenges in tradition
- Can act on impulse
- Chafes at rules and routine
- Quick to take offence
- Tends to push too hard
Traditions, not predictions. The Tiger in love and at work · The five elements
Other Tiger years
The Water Tiger every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1962?
1962 is the Year of the Water Tiger (yang Water, 壬寅 Rén-yín), from 5 February 1962 to 24 January 1963. Anyone born 1 January – 4 February 1962 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Ox.
What element is 1962 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 or early February 1962 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 5 February 1962, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Ox of the 1961 Chinese year; from 5 February 1962 on, it is the Water Tiger. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1962, 15:17 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1962?
It was on Monday 5 February 1962 (China time). The next one, on Friday 25 January 1963, began the Year of the Water Rabbit.