壬寅 (Mizunoe-tora): the Yang Water Tiger

1.What 壬寅 means

壬寅 combines the heavenly stem 壬 (Mizunoe) with the earthly branch 寅 (Tora). 壬 is likened to the ocean and great rivers, and 寅 to the tiger.

The stem on top (Water) feeds the branch below (Wood), a generating pairing. The urge to give is strong, and it shows as generosity and expressiveness.

2.Nacchin: Gold Leaf

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 壬寅 is Gold Leaf. Gold leaf: glamorous and beautiful, with a gift for adorning everything around it. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.

3.Personality when your day pillar is 壬寅

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. You think big, love freedom and combine wisdom with nerve. You get along with anyone.

The day branch (寅) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Tiger: A tiger is said to run a thousand ri and return a thousand ri. Tiger people are bold, brave challengers overflowing with energy.

On the other hand: Your moods rise and fall like the tide; you hate being tied down and can lose interest quickly.

4.Born in a 壬寅 year

If your year pillar is 壬寅, you are said to inherit the qualities of the ocean and great rivers and of the Tiger in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Tiger.

5.壬寅 years

1902, 1962, 2022, 2082

6.壬寅 days in 2026 and 2027

A 壬寅 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 28, 2026 (Wed), Mar 29, 2026 (Sun), May 28, 2026 (Thu), Jul 27, 2026 (Mon), Sep 25, 2026 (Fri), Nov 24, 2026 (Tue), Jan 23, 2027 (Sat), Mar 24, 2027 (Wed), May 23, 2027 (Sun), Jul 22, 2027 (Thu), Sep 20, 2027 (Mon), Nov 19, 2027 (Fri).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 壬寅

壬寅 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲午, and its void branches are 辰 and 巳. If your day pillar is 壬寅, years of the Dragon and the Snake are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →