{"id":615,"date":"2026-06-01T08:42:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/?page_id=615"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:27:16","slug":"1962-chinese-zodiac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/de\/1962-chinese-zodiac\/","title":{"rendered":"1962 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Tiger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'\"><noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\"><\/noscript>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@phosphor-icons\/web@2.1.1\" defer><\/script>\n<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Year\/Animal\/Compat page style \u2014 BRAND-UNIFIED to new homepage (Style B). 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The careful answer checks the exact birthday, because January and the first four days of February 1962 still belong to the previous Metal Ox year.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>1962 Chinese zodiac answer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac animal<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u864e<\/span>Tiger \u00b7 <em>h\u01d4<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Element<\/td>\n            <td>Water \u00b7 <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u6c34<\/span> \u00b7 <em>shu\u01d0<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full year type<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Stem-branch label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span> \u00b7 <em>R\u00e9ny\u00edn<\/em> \u00b7 Yang Water Tiger<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese zodiac date range<\/td>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 \u2013 January 24, 1963<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Before the zodiac year began<\/td>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 4, 1962 belongs to Metal Ox<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Next zodiac year<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit begins on January 25, 1963<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility pattern<\/td>\n            <td>Three Harmonies: Tiger \u00b7 Horse \u00b7 Dog; Six Harmony: Pig; Six Conflict: Monkey<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-warning-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>1962 changes sign right after early February<\/h3>\n        <p>A person born on February 2, 1962 is still Metal Ox. A person born on February 8, 1962 is Water Tiger.<\/p>\n        <p>That small date difference changes the zodiac animal, element, and full 60-year cycle label.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"date-ranges\">\n    <h2>1962 Chinese zodiac dates and birthday rule<\/h2>\n    <p>For 1962, the key question is whether the birthday came before or after February 5. Dates before February 5 still belong to the Metal Ox year, even though the Gregorian year says 1962.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Birthday range<\/th>\n            <th>Correct zodiac result<\/th>\n            <th>Reading note<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>The Water Tiger year had not started yet. These birthdays belong to the previous lunar year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 \u2013 January 24, 1963<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>This is the actual Water Tiger zodiac year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 onward<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit<\/td>\n            <td>The next zodiac year begins before February 1963 arrives.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>This year is a useful example of why Chinese zodiac pages should not simply say \u201c1962 = Tiger.\u201d For people born before February 5, that answer is wrong.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"water-tiger-meaning\">\n    <h2>What Water Tiger means in the 1962 zodiac year<\/h2>\n    <p>Water Tiger combines the Tiger animal sign with the Water element. Tiger brings courage, movement, protection, independence, and a direct response to challenge. Water adds adaptability, reflection, communication, emotional range, and the ability to move around obstacles.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Animal layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Tiger \u00b7 \u864e<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with courage, movement, protection, confidence, direct action, and a strong instinct for freedom.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Element layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Water \u00b7 \u6c34<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with flow, communication, adaptability, emotional depth, reflection, and strategic movement.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Combined reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Water Tiger<\/strong>\n        <p>Suggests courage with flexibility: a Tiger image that can move strongly without becoming fixed in one path.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Tiger symbolism is often written as pure boldness. Water changes that tone. In a Water Tiger year, the Tiger image becomes less rigid and more adaptive: still courageous, but better able to listen, adjust, and move through changing conditions.<\/p>\n    <p>That does not mean every person born in the Water Tiger year is fearless or restless. The zodiac label is cultural language, not a fixed psychological profile.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"renyin-cycle\">\n    <h2>1962 in the 60-year cycle: <em>R\u00e9ny\u00edn<\/em> \u58ec\u5bc5<\/h2>\n    <p>The full traditional label for the 1962 Chinese zodiac year is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span>, pronounced <em>R\u00e9ny\u00edn<\/em>. This is more exact than \u201cTiger year,\u201d because it combines the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Layer<\/th>\n            <th>Chinese<\/th>\n            <th>Pinyin<\/th>\n            <th>How it shapes the year<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Heavenly Stem<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>R\u00e9n<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Water: broad, flowing, adaptive, outward-moving, and wide in reach.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Earthly Branch<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5bc5<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Y\u00edn<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>The branch associated with the Tiger sign in the zodiac cycle.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>R\u00e9ny\u00edn<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yang Water Tiger, commonly written in English as Water Tiger.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-yin-yang\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Yang Water gives this Tiger movement and range<\/h3>\n        <p><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec<\/span> is Yang Water. A useful image is a river or open current: broad, active, adaptive, and difficult to freeze into one shape.<\/p>\n        <p>When that Water layer meets Tiger, the reading becomes less like blunt force and more like bold movement with strategic flow.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"born-in-1962\">\n    <h2>People born in the 1962 Water Tiger year<\/h2>\n    <p>People born during the Water Tiger date range are often described through themes of courage, independence, adaptability, protection, emotional range, and a strong instinct for forward movement.<\/p>\n    <p>The Water layer gives the Tiger image more flexibility. Instead of only direct courage or bold action, Water Tiger symbolism suggests courage that can adjust: moving around obstacles rather than only pushing through them.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid two\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Useful cultural reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Adaptive courage<\/strong>\n        <p>Water Tiger can suggest bravery, movement, protection, emotional intelligence, and flexible response to change.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">What not to do<\/span>\n        <strong>Do not reduce Tiger to aggression<\/strong>\n        <p>Tiger symbolism also includes protection, courage, independence, vitality, and the will to move forward.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>For a birth year such as 1962, real life context matters. Family, education, language, work, health, migration, historical environment, and personal choices all matter more than a symbolic calendar label.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"compatibility\">\n    <h2>1962 Water Tiger compatibility notes<\/h2>\n    <p>In traditional compatibility, Tiger belongs to the Tiger-Horse-Dog Three Harmonies group. This group is usually read through movement, courage, loyalty, protection, and directness. Tiger\u2019s Six Harmony partner is Pig, while its Six Conflicts pair is Monkey.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Pattern<\/th>\n            <th>Signs<\/th>\n            <th>How to read it for Water Tiger<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Three Harmonies<\/td>\n            <td>Tiger \u00b7 Horse \u00b7 Dog<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger brings adaptive courage and emotional range to a group focused on movement and protection.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Harmony<\/td>\n            <td>Tiger \u00b7 Pig<\/td>\n            <td>Pig softens Tiger\u2019s urgency with warmth and trust; Tiger gives Pig courage, protection, and forward motion.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Conflicts<\/td>\n            <td>Tiger \u00b7 Monkey<\/td>\n            <td>Tiger may prefer direct action, while Monkey may prefer tactics and detours. The tension is method, not destiny.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Compatibility is symbolic relationship language. It can help describe different rhythms, but it should not be used as a rule for love, marriage, friendship, or family decisions.<\/p>\n    <p>For the full system, read <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/a>, <a href=\"\/three-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Three Harmonies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/six-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Harmonies<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/six-conflicts-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"nearby-years\">\n    <h2>Nearby years that are easy to confuse with 1962<\/h2>\n    <p>1962 should be checked with 1961 and 1963 because both edges matter: early February 1962 still belongs to Metal Ox, and late January 1963 already begins Water Rabbit.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Year page<\/th>\n            <th>Zodiac type<\/th>\n            <th>Date range<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/1961-chinese-zodiac\/\">1961 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Metal Ox<\/td>\n            <td>February 15, 1961 \u2013 February 4, 1962<\/td>\n            <td>January 1 \u2013 February 4, 1962 belongs here, not to Water Tiger.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1962 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 \u2013 January 24, 1963<\/td>\n            <td>This is the true Water Tiger range.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1963 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit<\/td>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 \u2013 February 12, 1964<\/td>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 starts Water Rabbit, even though it is still January.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"same-cycle\">\n    <h2>1962 and other Water Tiger years<\/h2>\n    <p>The Water Tiger label repeats every 60 years. That means 1902, 1962, and 2022 share the same stem-branch label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span>. What repeats is the calendar label, not the person\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Water Tiger year<\/th>\n            <th>Traditional label<\/th>\n            <th>What repeats<\/th>\n            <th>What changes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1902<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Historical world, family structure, and lived conditions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1962<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>The lived experience of people born in 1962 belongs to their own time and choices.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2022<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Modern childhood, education, family culture, and social environment are completely different.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>A useful comparison between 1962 and 2022 is therefore cultural and calendrical: the same animal-element label returns, while human context changes entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"common-mistakes\">\n    <h2>Common mistakes about the 1962 Chinese zodiac<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 1<\/span>\n        <strong>Calling all 1962 births Tiger<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1 \u2013 February 4, 1962 is still Metal Ox. Water Tiger begins on February 5.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 2<\/span>\n        <strong>Ignoring \u58ec\u5bc5<\/strong>\n        <p>The full traditional label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span>, not only \u201cTiger.\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 3<\/span>\n        <strong>Reading Tiger as only aggression<\/strong>\n        <p>Tiger symbolism also includes courage, protection, vitality, independence, and forward movement.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 4<\/span>\n        <strong>Missing January 1963<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1\u201324, 1963 is still Water Tiger. Water Rabbit begins on January 25.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 5<\/span>\n        <strong>Forgetting the Water layer<\/strong>\n        <p>Water gives the Tiger reading more adaptability, communication, emotional range, and flow.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 6<\/span>\n        <strong>Using zodiac as biography<\/strong>\n        <p>Water Tiger is a calendar and cultural label, not a complete life story.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"tzl-card\" id=\"go-deeper\">\n      <h2>Want it for your own chart?<\/h2>\n      <p>Everything above is the public year picture. If you or the person you are reading this for were actually born in this year, two things go a step past what a public page can give you:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tzl-links\">\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/personalized-reading\/\"><strong>Personalized Reading<\/strong>Your full birth-chart write-up &#8211; element balance, the signs and years it traditionally clashes or harmonizes with, and a printable report.<span>See the reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/couple-chinese-zodiac-compatibility-report\/\"><strong>Couple Compatibility Report<\/strong>How two birth charts read together &#8211; both sides side by side, not a generic match-score list.<span>See the report &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>1962 Chinese zodiac FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1962?<\/summary>\n        <p>1962 is the Year of the Tiger. More specifically, it is the Year of the Water Tiger for birthdays from February 5, 1962 to January 24, 1963.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is January 1962 Tiger or Ox?<\/summary>\n        <p>January 1962 is still Metal Ox. The Water Tiger year begins on February 5, 1962.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is early February 1962 Tiger?<\/summary>\n        <p>No. February 1\u20134, 1962 is still Metal Ox. February 5, 1962 begins the Water Tiger year.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the element for 1962?<\/summary>\n        <p>The 1962 Chinese zodiac element is Water. The full stem-branch label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span> <em>R\u00e9ny\u00edn<\/em>, meaning Yang Water Tiger.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What does Water Tiger mean?<\/summary>\n        <p>Water Tiger combines Tiger symbolism of courage, movement, independence, and protection with Water symbolism of adaptability, communication, reflection, and flow.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What signs are compatible with the 1962 Water Tiger?<\/summary>\n        <p>Tiger belongs to the Tiger-Horse-Dog Three Harmonies group. Pig is Tiger\u2019s Six Harmony partner, while Monkey is Tiger\u2019s Six Conflicts pair.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is 1962 the same zodiac type as 2022?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Both 1962 and 2022 are Water Tiger years with the label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u58ec\u5bc5<\/span>. But the same 60-year cycle label does not mean the same personality, fate, or life story.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n    <p>Use these pages to confirm the boundary, understand Tiger symbolism, and compare nearby zodiac years.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">\n        <span>Chart<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Years Chart<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/year-of-the-tiger\/\">\n        <span>Animal sign<\/span>\n        <b>Year of the Tiger<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/1961-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Boundary<\/span>\n        <b>1961 Metal Ox<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2022-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Same cycle<\/span>\n        <b>2022 Water Tiger<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">\n        <span>60-year cycle<\/span>\n        <b>Zodiac Element Combinations<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">\n        <span>Compatibility<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<style id=\"tzl-enh\">\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-table th{background:#262626;color:#f2f2f2}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-links a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\n.tzl-toc{border:2px solid var(--ink,#0a0a0a);padding:16px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg,#fff)}\n.tzl-toc-h{font-family:'Spline Sans Mono',monospace;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);margin-bottom:10px}\n.tzl-toc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;columns:2;column-gap:30px}\n.tzl-toc-list li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid}\n.tzl-toc-list a{color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}\n.tzl-toc-list a:hover{color:var(--accent,#e1391b);border-bottom-color:var(--accent,#e1391b)}\n@media(max-width:600px){.tzl-toc-list{columns:1}}\nhtml.tzl-dark section.tzl-card{background:var(--bg)!important}\r\n<\/style>\n<script>\n(function(){function go(){var page=document.querySelector('.tzl-page');if(!page||page.querySelector('.tzl-toc'))return;var hs=[].filter.call(page.querySelectorAll('h2'),function(h){return !h.closest('.tzl-hero')&&!h.closest('.tzl-faq');});if(hs.length<3)return;var ul='';hs.forEach(function(h,i){if(!h.id){var s=(h.textContent||'').trim().toLowerCase().replace(\/[^a-z0-9]+\/g,'-').replace(\/^-+|-+$\/g,'').slice(0,50)||('sec'+i);var id=s,k=2;while(document.getElementById(id)){id=s+'-'+(k++);}h.id=id;}ul+='<li><a href=\"#'+h.id+'\">'+(h.textContent||'').trim()+'<\/a><\/li>';});var nav=document.createElement('nav');nav.className='tzl-toc';nav.setAttribute('aria-label','Contents');nav.innerHTML='<div class=\"tzl-toc-h\">On this page<\/div><ul class=\"tzl-toc-list\">'+ul+'<\/ul>';var hero=page.querySelector('.tzl-hero');if(hero&&hero.parentNode)hero.parentNode.insertBefore(nav,hero.nextSibling);else page.insertBefore(nav,page.firstChild);}if(document.readyState!=='loading')go();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',go);})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1962 \u00b7 Water Tiger Year \u00b7 \u58ec\u5bc5 1962 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Tiger 1962 is the Year of the Water Tiger in the Chinese zodiac, but only for birthdays from February 5, 1962 to January 24, 1963. 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