Chinese Zodiac

1963: Year of the Water Rabbit

Chinese New Year 1963 fell on Friday, January 25.

Yin Water Rabbit (癸卯)

  • By Chinese New Year: January 25, 1963 to February 12, 1964
  • By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 1963 to February 4, 1964

Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves between January 21 and February 20. Lichun is a solar term that falls on February 3, 4 or 5, and it is where Ba Zi astrology starts the year.

Born from January 25 to February 3, 1963? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Water Rabbit; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Water Tiger.

People born in 1963 turn 64 in 2027.

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About the Water Rabbit

Water deepens the Rabbit's already sensitive and intuitive nature, creating one of the most emotionally perceptive personalities in the zodiac. The Water Rabbit absorbs the feelings and undercurrents around them with extraordinary empathy, often understanding others better than those people understand themselves. This element amplifies the Rabbit's diplomacy with genuine emotional wisdom and communicative grace. The Water Rabbit excels in any field requiring sensitivity to human emotion: counseling, the arts, or diplomacy.

The Yin Water Rabbit is the most deeply intuitive of all Rabbit types, absorbing emotional undercurrents with quiet sensitivity and reflecting them through gentle, insightful wisdom.

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Famous People Born in 1963

Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 4, 1963) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.

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