2022 Chinese zodiac —
the Water Tiger
| Animal sign | Tiger 寅 — the Water Tiger |
|---|---|
| Element | Yang Water (壬) |
| 2022 Tiger year | Feb 1, 2022 – Jan 21, 2023 |
| Born Jan 1 – Jan 31, 2022 | Metal Ox of 2021 |
| Korean saju year | Starts at Ipchun, Feb 4, 2022 |
| Best matches | Horse, Pig, Dog |
| Next Tiger year | 2034 (Wood Tiger) |
| Age in 2026 | 4 (Korean age 5) |
People born between Feb 1, 2022 and Jan 21, 2023 are a Water Tiger. The Water Tiger is the calmest Tiger: perceptive, open-minded and able to wait for the right moment.
Born in January or early February 2022?
The 2022 Tiger year began at Chinese New Year on Feb 1, 2022. If you were born from January 1 to Jan 31, 2022, your sign is the Metal Ox of 2021. The year ended on Jan 21, 2023, so birthdays in early 2023 up to that date still count as Tigers.
The Korean saju year starts at Ipchun
In Korean saju (the Four Pillars), the year pillar changes at Ipchun, the start of spring — Feb 4, 2022 at about 05:45 Korea time — not at Lunar New Year. A birthday from Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2022 is already a Tiger by Lunar New Year but still 辛丑 (Metal Ox) in a saju chart. Why saju starts the year at Ipchun →
The Water Tiger personality
The Water Tiger is the calmest Tiger: perceptive, open-minded and able to wait for the right moment. Water brings intuition, adaptability and depth.
Tigers see the big picture and move first. They are generous and exciting to be around, and sometimes leave the clean-up to someone else. Strengths: the courage to start what others only discuss; natural authority; protectiveness toward the people they lead. Watch for: impatience; pride that turns small conflicts into big ones; boredom with routine.
Compatibility
Best matches for the Tiger: Horse (84/100), Pig (81/100), Dog (72/100). Hardest: Monkey (25), Rooster (42). All twelve Tiger matches →
Age
People born in the 2022 Tiger year turn 4 in 2026 (5 in Korean age) and 5 in 2027. The same Water Tiger returns every sixty years — 1962 and 2082.
Tiger years
1926 Fire · 1938 Earth · 1950 Metal · 1962 Water · 1974 Wood · 1986 Fire · 1998 Earth · 2010 Metal · 2022 Water
The Tiger in 2027
The Year of the Fire Goat gives the Tiger 80/100 — a favorable year. Read the 2027 forecast →
Questions about the 2022 zodiac
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2022?
2022 is the Year of the Tiger — the Water Tiger (壬寅). The Tiger year runs from Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 21, 2023: it starts at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
Is someone born in January 2022 a Tiger?
Only if the birthday falls on or after Feb 1, 2022, when the Tiger year began. From January 1 to Jan 31, 2022, the sign is still the Metal Ox of 2021.
What element is the 2022 Tiger?
Water. The year stem 壬 is yang water, so everyone born in the 2022 Tiger year is a Water Tiger. Water brings intuition, adaptability and depth.
When is the next Year of the Tiger?
2034 — the Wood Tiger. The Water Tiger itself comes back every sixty years — 1962 and 2082.
Who is the Tiger most compatible with?
The Tiger’s best matches are the Horse (84/100), the Pig (81/100) and the Dog (72/100); the hardest are the Monkey (25) and the Rooster (42).
Nearby years
← 2021 Metal Ox · 2023 Water Rabbit → · All years and the calculator
