Chinese New Year: 2022 year of the Water Tiger… how to know your astrological sign?

From this Tuesday, February 1st, it is the Chinese New Year. And with it will begin the year of the Water Tiger, which will replace the year of the Metal Ox. On January 21, 2023, this year will give way to the Chinese sign of the Water Hare.

Each year, therefore, the date of the start of the festivities changes because for their calendar, “unlike Western civilizations, the Chinese have sought to approach as closely as possible the reality of celestial movements. This is therefore the combination of two calendars, a calendar solar (agricultural) and a lunisolar (civil) calendar”, explains the Institute of Celestial Mechanics and Ephemeris Calculation (IMCCE) of the Paris Observatory. The months are thus lunar months, which last between 29 and 30 days, and “begin on the day of the new Moon”, details the Institute.

Energy, harmony and creativity in 2022

According to Madame Figaro, the year 2022 should be “bringing renewal. On the program: energy, harmony and creativity.” Depending on your Chinese sign, your year will not be the same. Thus, those born in the year of the Tiger are advised to “stay on their achievements and seek to protect themselves from possible competitors”, while for those born under the sign of the Rabbit in the year 2022 will be rather “quiet”. But how do you know its sign?

It really depends on your year of birth:

• If you were born in 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020: you are under the sign of the Rat
• If you were born in 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009, 2021: you are under the sign Buffalo
• If you were born in 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022: you are under the sign of the tiger
• If you were born in 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011, 2023: you are under the sign Rabbit
• If you were born in 1928, 1940, 1952, 1964, 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012: you are under the sign of the Dragon
• If you were born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013: you are under the sign of the Serpent
• If you were born in 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014: you are under the sign of the horse
• If you were born in 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015: you are under the sign of the goat
• If you were born in 1920, 1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016: you are under the sign monkey
• If you were born in 1921, 1933, 1945, 1957, 1969, 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017: you are under the sign of the Rooster
• If you were born in 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018: you are under the sign of the dog
• If you were born in 1923, 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019 you are under the sign of the Pig

However, be careful, for people born between January 1 and the Chinese New Year: they must refer to the animal that corresponds to the previous year.