陸 2022 六

䷁ 坤 out of ☷ (坤 kūn) field = (地) earth

2022 是「壬寅」年。

壬寅來自「干支」曆法，被應用於八字命理。

天干的「壬」是屬水，地支的「寅」是生肖的虎。

所以，2022 可稱為「水虎」年。

五行「金，水，木，火，土」的水是屬黑色，故2022也可叫「黑虎」年。

Chinese New Year & the Dark-Water Tiger

The 2022 Chinese New Year Day happens on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in China's time zone. This day is the day marking the new moon of the first lunar month in the Chinese Lunar Calendar system. The exact new moon rising time is at 13:46「五」on 2022-02-01「九」, in the China time zone.

Chinese New Year Dates in the China Time Zone

Year Zodiac     Animal Sign                 New Year

2022         Black Water Tiger         Tuesday, February 1, 2022
2023         Black Water-Rabbit Sunday, January 22, 2023
2024         Green Wood-Dragon Saturday, February 10, 2024

The new moon time determines the new moon date. The new moon time is at 13:46 on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, in the China time zone. Therefore, Chinese New Year Day is set for Tuesday, February 1, 2022 date.

2022 Zodiac Tiger Year

Chinese New Year 2022 animal sign is the Blue-Black Tiger. Chinese calendar combines solar, lunar, and 60 Stem-Branch counting systems. The 60 Stem-Branch calendar uses the names of 陰陽五行 Five Elements (Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth) and 12 animals to rank the sequences. The Five elements are connected to五色 five colours — 青、黄、赤（红）、白、黑， Green, Brown, Red, White, Black. The colour animal's name is henceforth used to count the years. The precalculated, established name for 2022 is the Yang-Water Tiger. Black is connected to Water. Therefore, 2022 is also called Black Water Tiger Year.

The first day of the Black Tiger year is not the Chinese New Year Day in Chinese Astrology. The first day of Tiger month is the first day of the Chinese Astrology year. This day is called 立春ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄣthe Start of Spring, which is the date upon which the sun enters the 315th degree on the tropical zodiac. This day is usually found around February 4, each year. 2022 Chinese Black Tiger starts on February 4, 2022, in China's time zone. That means the Chinese Lunar New Year is not the first day of Black Tiger Year. Therefore if a baby was to be born before February 4, 2022, that baby's zodiac sign would be the OX, not the Tiger's.

Black Water Tiger's meaning

壬寅 Ren-Yin is the Chinese zodiac name of 「干支」the Stem-Branch calendar for 2022. Each zodiac is labelled with the name of 陰陽 Yin-Yang 五行 ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ Five Elements. 「壬」Ren is 陽水 Yang-Water. 「寅」Yin is Tiger. Therefore, the name of 2022 is called 陽水虎 Yang-Water Tiger. The colour of the Water is Black in the Chinese Five Elements theory. 2022 is 陽黑水虎 the Yang Black Water Tiger year.

The first Stem-Branch name is found in the document around 1739 B.C.E. The original stems and branches are only used for counting the days. Using Stem-Branch to count for Month, Hour, and Year sequences began around 206 B.C.E. during the 秦 Qín dynasty and 漢 Han dynasty. Using the season-changing information, Chinese Yin-Yang Five Element scholars converted all zodiac signs into five elements. The theory of the Five Elements becomes the foundation of Chinese fortunetelling.

Yang-Water is running water, river, waterfall, or ocean. Yang-Water is male and it can become flood discharge, storm rain, or surging ocean. Water is connected to wisdom in the Chinese Five Element theory. The characteristics of Yang-Water are talented, wise, acute, agile, restless, and progressive. In 易經 ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄥ, Water ䷜ 29 named 坎 (kǎn) — composed of two identical trigrams ☵ (坎 kǎn) gorge = (水) water —  is connected to danger. The other traits of Yang-Water are severe, unforgiving, uncharitable, and provocative. Yang-Water is the 9th Element of 10 Heavenly Stems. The colour of Yang-Water is black or dark blue. The location of Yang-Water is in the north.

陽水黑虎

Tiger is the third (OM'G'!) animal sign of 12 Earthly Branches. Tiger is in the Wood group according to the Chinese Five Element theory. Tiger is Yang-Wood, which is the big tree in the spring. Tiger month is February, the beginning month of the spring season. The weather is still a little cold. The Wood of Tiger waits for the warm weather to grow up. Tiger is a carnivore. It is often alone, not gregarious, and difficult to get along. Tiger has a domineering temper and authoritative air. The characteristics of Tiger are bold, resolute, unyielding, dictatorial, arbitrary, ambitious and full of self-confidence.

Yang-Wood of Tiger is related to tall trees, large Wood structures, or landmarks. Tiger also contains some Yang-Fire, which is connected to the sun, mighty power, or public figure. So Tiger has good leadership. It can start a business from scratch. It usually will suffer growing pain. Tiger likes the heat of Yin-Fire and Fire of Horse to bring up its energy. Tiger does not like Pig and Monkey that seem to bring down its passion and vitality.

Yang-Water Tiger ranks 33rd out of 60 Stem-Branches.

Yang-Water is the Heavenly Stem and Tiger is the Earthly Branch in the Chinese Zodiac calendar. The colour of Yang-Water is blue or black. Therefore, Yang-Water Tiger is the Black Tiger.

Yang-Water is connected to the running water, river, or waterfall. The sign of the Yang-Water Tiger is a Tiger walking in — crossing — the river. Tiger contains mainly Yang-Wood and also contains some Yang-Fire and Yang-Earth. Yang-Wood is a tall tree. A tall tree standing on the river is a sign of limitation, resolute, unyielding, or settling down. Yang-Wood is also connected to a big wooden boat. A boat on the river is a sign of travelling, relaxing, and resting. It is a period of recharging energy.

Tiger month is February. Tiger hour is from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m. Tiger is still a little bit chilly. Tiger does not have enough heat for Yang-Water. Yang-Water Tiger needs more Fire to have a prosperous life. It is hard for Yang-Water Tiger to save money without Fire. Investment in real estate is a good policy for money management.

Black Tiger and the God of Wealth

The three major events during the Chinese New Year festival are

1. the Chinese New Year's Day,
2. the Chinese New Year’s Eve, and
3. the Chinese Lantern Festival. 

The 4th important event should be 財神爺接到 the Welcome God of Wealth Day, which is on the 5th lunar day of the lunar year. Traditionally, companies and stores will open the business on the God of Wealth Day after the Chinese New Year statutory holidays.

趙公明武財神

Different businesses have their own icons of wealth. 趙公明將軍 General Zhao Kongming, who rides on the back of the black 『玄, 青, कृष्ण • (kṛṣṇá) black, dark, dark-blue』 Tiger, is one of the Gods of the Wealth. 趙將軍General Zhao is a character in the novel of 封神榜 (封神演義, The Investiture of Gods), which is a legendary story about the war between 商朝「殷代」the Shang Dynasty and 周 Zhou dynasty (around 1046 BCE).

दुर्गा • durgā's tiger

趙公明 Zhao Kongming was the god of battle. His magic power can administer the wind, thunder, and rain. He defeated many wizards, sorcerers, and deities. But he was killed in the end after losing his magic weapons. After his death, 趙公明將軍 General Zhao Kongming was delegated as the officer in charge of the properties, such as gold, jewellery, and treasures. He also has the authority to give people fortune and happiness.

趙將軍 General Zhao's Black Tiger was a ferocious carnivore. Since the wild Tiger ate quite a few humans and livestock, many people tried and failed to kill it. 趙公明 Zhao Kongming tamed the Black Tiger to save people's life. The Black Tiger implies the arrival of the God of the Wealth.

2022 Luckiest Chinese Zodiac

The Tiger of 2022 contains Yang-Wood, Yang-Fire, and Yang-Earth. The Ox or Cow contains Yin-Earth, Yin-Metal, and Yin-Water. Yang-Wood has an attractive relationship with Yin-Earth. Yang-Fire has an attractive relationship with Yin-Metal. Yang-Earth has an attractive relationship with Yin-Water. That means Ox and Tiger are very compatible together. This implies Ox has a very good people relationship during the year of the Tiger. People born in the year of the Ox looking for love have very good chances to find companionship. Therefore, Ox is the luckiest Chinese zodiac in 2022.

The Chinese believe that the first king of China was the Yellow King (who actually was not the first emperor of China). The Yellow King became king in 2697 B.C.E. and his inauguration was held in the spring of that year. But as the calendar of the Yellow King used the winter solstice day as the first day of the year and that the winter solstice was on around December 23rd, 2698 B.C.E. today's January 1st means nothing to Yellow King. If we count that extra eight days in 2698 B.C.E. for a year, then the year 2022 is the 4720th Chinese year instead of entering the 4719th year on Tuesday, February 1, 2022. As the Chinese Year uses the cycle of 60 Stem-Branch counting systems and the Yang-Water Tiger being the 39th Stem-Branch in the cycle. Since 4719 = (60 * 78) + 39, 2022 of Water Tiger Year is the 4719th Chinese Year.

2022農曆新年風水

The 5-Brown Star flies into the centre palace of the 9-Star diagram in 2022.

Therefore, the 卦 number of 2022 is 5-Brown.

    South  

4 9 2

3 5 7 West

8 1 6

    North  

Lucky directions are

1 (White) is connected to Business, Romance, Social Relationships.

4 (Green) is connected to Intelligence, Academic Achievement.

6 (White) is connected to Windfall, Money, Power, Position.

8 (White) is connected to Money, Wealth.

9 (Purple) is connected to Happiness, Marriage.

Unlucky directions are

2 (Black) is connected to Illness and Sickness.

3 (Green) is connected to Quarrel, Dispute, Lawsuit.

5 (Yellow) is connected to Sick, Trouble, Bad Luck.

7 (Red) is connected to Robbery, Villain.

The most unlucky direction is Yellow 5 on the western side. Do not have any remodelling in the western area of your house.