2022 — Year of the Tiger 虎 壬寅
2022 is the year of the Tiger 虎 — year pillar 壬寅, Yang Water. Every date on this page is computed by the same astronomical kernel that powers our public API, to the minute.
Lichun 2022-02-04 04:50:51 · CNY 2022-02-01 · engine 0.1.0
| Field | Value (kernel-computed) |
|---|---|
| Year pillar 年柱 (Lichun rule) | 壬寅 壬寅 |
| Zodiac 生肖 | Tiger 虎 |
| Element (heavenly stem) | Yang Water |
| Exact Lichun instant 立春 | 2022-02-04 04:50:51 Beijing |
| Chinese New Year 正月初一 | 2022-02-01 |
| Lunar months in the year | 12 |
| Lunar year length | 354.631 days |
The two-calendar window in 2022
In 2022, Chinese New Year 正月初一 falls first (2022-02-01) and Lichun 立春 3 days later (2022-02-04). Anyone born inside that 3-day window gets a different zodiac animal and year pillar depending on which convention their tool follows — BaZi practice switches at the exact Lichun instant (2022-02-04 04:50:51, Beijing), folk calendar practice at the new moon. This is not an edge case we gloss over — it is the single most common source of wrong zodiac years, and our engine comparison tool shows it live with three engines side by side.
Your Kua number for 2022
Born inside 2022 (after Lichun)? Your Ming Gua: male (2000 − 2022) mod 9 = 5 → Kun 坤 · female (2022 − 2000 + 6) mod 9 = 1 → Kan 坎（five yellow substituted per convention）. Born before Lichun? The formula runs on 2021 — the Kua calculator applies the boundary for your exact birthday.
FAQ
When does the year of the Tiger (壬寅) start and end?
By the exact Lichun instant: from 2022-02-04 04:50:51 Beijing to the Lichun of 2023. By the lunar calendar: from Chinese New Year (2022-02-01) to the next new-year new moon. The two definitions disagree about 3 days of 2022 — see the window note above.
Is 2022 a leap month year?
No — the lunar year 2022 has 12 months and no leap month.
What is my Kua number if I was born in 2022?
For births after Lichun: male 5 (坤), female 1 (坎). Births before the exact Lichun instant belong to 2021 and use that year in the formula — most online calculators get early-February birthdays wrong here.
Tools for this year
All 24 solar terms of 2022 · Almanac for Chinese New Year (2022-02-01) · Kua number calculator · Four-pillar chart · All Tiger years