Chinese Zodiac
1973: Year of the Water Ox
Chinese New Year 1973 fell on Saturday, February 3.
Yin Water Ox (癸丑)
- By Chinese New Year: February 3, 1973 to January 22, 1974
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 1973 to February 3, 1974
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 on February 3, 1973? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Water Ox; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Water Rat.
People born in 1973 turn 54 in 2027.
About the Water Ox
Water brings emotional depth and patient wisdom to the Ox's powerful, steadfast nature. The Water Ox is more flexible and intuitive than other Ox types, combining tremendous determination with the ability to flow around obstacles rather than simply bulldozing through them. This element softens the Ox's sometimes rigid nature with empathy and perceptiveness. The Water Ox's greatest gift is their deep, quiet understanding: they observe, absorb, and ultimately act with profound, considered wisdom.
The Yin Water Ox absorbs the world with quiet, profound depth, allowing their patient understanding to inform a steady, intuitive approach to life's challenges.
Famous People Born in 1973
Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 4, 1973) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.
- Queen Mathilde of BelgiumJanuary 20 · Water Rat
- Oscar De La HoyaFebruary 4
- Jeon Do-yeonFebruary 11
- Cathy FreemanFebruary 16
- Liu QiangdongMarch 10
- Stewart ButterfieldMarch 21
- Larry PageMarch 26
- Rachel MaddowApril 1
- Pharrell WilliamsApril 5
- Haile GebrselassieApril 18
- Sachin TendulkarApril 24
- Crown Prince Haakon of NorwayJuly 20
- Anne WojcickiJuly 28
- Jay-Jay OkochaAugust 14
- Sergey BrinAugust 21
- Kristen WiigAugust 22
- Dave ChappelleAugust 24
- NasSeptember 14
- Aishwarya RaiNovember 1
- David MuirNovember 8
- Tadanobu AsanoNovember 27
- Monica SelesDecember 2
- Tyra BanksDecember 4
- Mos DefDecember 11
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