1972 Chinese zodiac
鼠 Water Rat · yang
Born between 15 February 1972 and 2 February 1973: you are a Water Rat. Born in 1972 but before 15 February 1972: your sign is that of 1971, the Metal Pig.
The year
- New Year : 15 February 1972
- Ends : 2 February 1973
- Animal : Rat
- Element : Water (yang)
The Water element
intuition, flexibility, depth.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
壬子 rén zǐ
Year 49 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1912 and 2032.
The Rat in one line
Quick and resourceful, it spots the opportunity before anyone else.
Dates computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon (NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris, Beijing time) under the rules of the Chinese calendar, and checked against published dates.