2032: Year of the Water Rat
The 2032 Chinese zodiac year is the Yang Water Rat, and it runs from 11 February 2032 to 30 January 2033 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rat 鼠
- Element and polarity
- Yang Water
- Gan-Zhi
- Ren Zi 壬子
- Age this zodiac year
- 6 years from now
Born early in 2032? You may be Pig, not Rat
Chinese New Year 2032 fell on 11 February 2032. Anyone born between 1 January 2032 and 10 February 2032 — a window of 41 days — belongs to the 2031 zodiac year, the Yin Metal Pig, and not to the Rat.
Check an exact birth date against the 11 February 2032 boundary.
Exact 2032 zodiac year dates
The 2032 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 355 days in total.
Other Rat years around 2032
| Rat year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Yang Fire Rat | 19 February 1996 |
| 2008 | Yang Earth Rat | 7 February 2008 |
| 2020 | Yang Metal Rat | 25 January 2020 |
| 2044 | Yang Wood Rat | 30 January 2044 |
| 2056 | Yang Fire Rat | 15 February 2056 |
| 2068 | Yang Earth Rat | 3 February 2068 |
The exact pairing 壬子 — Yang Water Rat — returns only once every sixty years: 1912, 1972, 2092.