- Animal
- 🐉 Dragon (龙)
- Element
- Water 水 · Yang
- Stem & Branch
- 壬辰 · Rén Chén
- Year starts
- January 27, 1952 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- February 13, 1953
- Age in 2027
- turns 75
- 2027 Tai Sui
- a neutral year with Tai Sui
The Water Dragon personality
A big-minded Dragon with softer edges, sharper instincts, and steady staying power.
The Water Dragon stands apart from other Dragons by mixing the sign’s natural force with more flexibility, sensitivity, and range. Dragon years are usually associated with presence, ambition, and a strong will, but Water cools the hotter side of that energy. Instead of pushing straight ahead, this Dragon often reads the room, adapts, and looks for the best timing.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐉 Dragon & 🐓 Rooster. Three Harmony partners: 🐉 Dragon & 🐀 Rat, 🐉 Dragon & 🐒 Monkey. Clash: 🐉 Dragon & 🐕 Dog.
A Dragon born in 1952 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is a neutral year with Tai Sui for the Dragon. See the month-by-month forecast in Dragon horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 1952?
1952 is the Year of the Water Dragon (壬辰, Rén Chén). It runs from Lunar New Year on January 27, 1952 to February 13, 1953.
What element is 1952 in Chinese astrology?
Water (水), in its Yang form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 壬 and its Earthly Branch is 辰 (Dragon).
Is someone born in January 1952 a Dragon?
Born in January or early February 1952, before January 27, 1952? Then your sign is the Metal Rabbit of 1951.
Who is a Water Dragon compatible with?
Traditionally the Dragon pairs best with the Rooster, Rat, Monkey and finds the Dog most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1952?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Dragon it is a neutral year with Tai Sui. A person born in 1952 turns 75 in 2027.
Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.