Dog strengths in tradition
- Loyal and devoted
- Honest and sincere
- Fair-minded
- Protective of others
2042 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Dog
The 2042 Chinese year will run from Wednesday 22 January 2042 to Monday 9 February 2043.
Its sign is the Yang Water Dog: 壬戌 (Rén-xū) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–21 January 2042? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Rooster of 2041.
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:
- 22 January – 3 February 2042: Water Dog by Chinese New Year, Metal Rooster by Lichun.
- 4 February 2042 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Rooster before 01:12 China time and Water Dog from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dog.
- 4 February 2043 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Dog before 06:58 China time and Water Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dog.
- 5–9 February 2043: Water Dog by Chinese New Year, Water Pig by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Dog in Chinese astrology
A Water Dog is associated with intuition and flexibility, gentler in manner and good at understanding others.
The Dog is the eleventh Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with loyalty, honesty and a strong sense of fairness. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
Dog challenges in tradition
- Prone to worry
- Wary of strangers
- Can be rigid about principles
- Tends to expect the worst
Traditions, not predictions. The Dog in love and at work · The five elements
Other Dog years
The Water Dog every 60 years
← 2041 Metal Rooster · 2043 Water Pig → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2042?
2042 is the Year of the Water Dog (yang Water, 壬戌 Rén-xū), from 22 January 2042 to 9 February 2043. Anyone born 1–21 January 2042 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Rooster.
What element is 2042 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 2042 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 22 January 2042, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Rooster of the 2041 Chinese year; from 22 January 2042 on, it is the Water Dog. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 2042, 01:12 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2042?
On Wednesday 22 January 2042 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 10 February 2043, begins the Year of the Water Pig.