2032: Year of the Water Rat
In the Chinese sexagenary calendar, 2032 is 壬子 — Yang Water over the Rat 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: 子 — Year of the Rat
The Rat is quick-witted and resourceful — good at spotting an opening and moving on it before anyone else notices it's there.
What 2032 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
- April 25Lunar eclipse
- May 9Solar eclipse
- October 18Lunar eclipse
- November 3Solar eclipse
Retrogrades
- March 7 – March 30Mercury retrograde
- July 10 – August 3Mercury retrograde
- November 2 – November 22Mercury retrograde
Slow planets changing sign
- April 12Jupiter enters Aquarius
- June 26Jupiter enters Capricorn
- July 14Saturn enters Cancer
- August 3Uranus enters Cancer
- November 30Jupiter enters Aquarius
- December 12Uranus enters Gemini
This is the story every Rat year shares
The stem and branch of 2032 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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