1952: Year of the Water Dragon
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 1952 is 壬辰 — Yang Water over the Dragon branch.
The Heavenly Stem: 壬 (Water)
Yang Water is the ocean or the flood — expansive, adventurous, and restless with momentum that's hard to contain.
The Earthly Branch: 辰 — Year of the Dragon
The Dragon is ambitious and dynamic — a commanding presence that tends to set the pace for whatever it's part of.
What 1952 holds in the sky
Computed from the same ephemeris as the charts: every date below is a position, not a prediction, and can be checked against any astronomical almanac.
Eclipses
- February 11Lunar eclipse
- February 25Solar eclipse
- August 5Lunar eclipse
- August 20Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- March 25 – June 10Mars retrograde
- March 26 – April 19Mercury retrograde
- July 29 – August 22Mercury retrograde
- November 20 – December 10Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- April 28Jupiter enters Taurus
This is the story every Dragon year shares
The stem and branch of 1952 describe the year itself, so they read the same for everyone born into it and everyone living through it. That is the group-level half. Your own chart also weighs your exact birth date, time, and location, which is what turns this into something specific to you.
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