Born in 1942: the Water Horse

Willow Wood: soft, graceful and adaptable. The year stem is Yang Water, and the Horse is energetic and freedom-loving, warm and a little restless.

The Water stem feeds the Wood element: there is a quiet inner source that keeps what you show the world going.

• Your element's colours: green
• Supporting colours (Water feeds Wood): black, blue
• Go easy on (Metal restrains Wood): white, grey, silver

Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.

• TigerHarmony trio: same wavelength
• DogHarmony trio: same wavelength
• GoatSecret friend: quietly supportive
• RatOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
• OxHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings

Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.

Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday

The Horse is the Goat's secret friend, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat favours relationships, love and joint ventures.

What Chinese zodiac is 1942?

1942 is the year of the Water Horse (壬午). Its sound element is Willow Wood, which belongs to Wood.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 1942?

For the Wood element: green, plus the supporting Water colours black, blue. Go easy on white, grey, silver, the colours of Metal, which restrains Wood.

Who is the Horse most compatible with?

The Horse forms a harmony trio with the Tiger and Dog and a secret-friend pair with the Goat. Its opposite is the Rat.

I was born in January or early February 1942. Which animal am I?

The 1942 lunar year began on 15 February 1942. If you were born before that, you belong to 1941, the Snake. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.