1952 / Chinese zodiac
1952 Chinese Zodiac: Water Dragon
1952 is the Year of the Water Dragon. It begins on January 27, 1952 and ends on February 13, 1953. If you were born before January 27, 1952, your sign is the Metal Rabbit.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1952?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1952. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Metal Rabbit 兔 |
| – | Water Dragon 龙 |
The full 1952 lunar year continues into 1953, through February 13, 1953. A birthday on January 26, 1952 belongs to the Rabbit; a birthday one day later, on January 27, 1952, belongs to the Dragon.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Dragon is 1952?
1952 is a Water Dragon year. Its stem-branch name is 壬辰 (rén-chén): the heavenly stem 壬 carries yang water, and the earthly branch 辰 corresponds to the Dragon.
- Zodiac animal
- Dragon · 龙
- Year element
- Water
- Stem & branch
- 壬辰 · rén-chén
- Lunar year length
- 384 days
Dragon personality in tradition
The Chinese dragon is a mythical creature associated with rain, vitality and auspicious power.
The phrase “vital & imaginative” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1952. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属龙。
Wǒ shǔ lóng. “I was born in the Year of the Dragon.”
Dragon compatibility in folklore
Dragon, Monkey and Rat form a traditional harmony group of three. Dog sits opposite Dragon, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1952 lunar calendar at a glance
This Dragon year contains 13 lunar months and 384 days. Month 5 repeats as a leap month, starting June 22, 1952. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1953.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 29 | ||
| Month 2 | 30 | ||
| Month 3 | 29 | ||
| Month 4 | 30 | ||
| Month 5 | 29 | ||
| Leap month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 30 | ||
| Month 9 | 29 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Month 11 | 29 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.