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Chinese zodiac by year

🐇 1963 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Rabbit

People born between January 25, 1963 and February 12, 1964 are Water Rabbit (癸卯 Guǐ Mǎo) in the Chinese zodiac. Born in January or early February 1963, before January 25, 1963? Then your sign is the Water Tiger of 1962.

Animal
🐇 Rabbit (兔)
Element
Water 水 · Yin
Stem & Branch
癸卯 · Guǐ Mǎo
Year starts
January 25, 1963 (Lunar New Year)
Year ends
February 12, 1964
Age in 2027
turns 64
2027 Tai Sui
Three Harmony with Tai Sui

The Water Rabbit personality

A softer Rabbit with sharp instincts, flexible thinking, and quiet social skill.

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The Water Rabbit stands out from other Rabbit years by being more fluid, observant, and emotionally nuanced. Rabbit is already polite, careful, and tuned in to social atmosphere; Yin Water adds flexibility, subtle intelligence, and a stronger inner world. Compared with a Wood Rabbit’s idealism, a Fire Rabbit’s sparkle, an Earth Rabbit’s steadiness, or a Metal Rabbit’s firmness, the Water Rabbit tends to read the room fastest and adapt with the least fuss.

Read the full Water Rabbit profile: love, work, strengths and blind spots →

Best matches and clashes

Six Harmony partner: 🐇 Rabbit & 🐕 Dog. Three Harmony partners: 🐇 Rabbit & 🐐 Goat, 🐇 Rabbit & 🐖 Pig. Clash: 🐇 Rabbit & 🐓 Rooster.

A Rabbit born in 1963 in the 2027 Fire Goat year

2027 is Three Harmony with Tai Sui for the Rabbit. See the month-by-month forecast in Rabbit horoscope 2027.

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Frequently asked questions

What Chinese zodiac is 1963?

1963 is the Year of the Water Rabbit (癸卯, Guǐ Mǎo). It runs from Lunar New Year on January 25, 1963 to February 12, 1964.

What element is 1963 in Chinese astrology?

Water (水), in its Yin form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 癸 and its Earthly Branch is 卯 (Rabbit).

Is someone born in January 1963 a Rabbit?

Born in January or early February 1963, before January 25, 1963? Then your sign is the Water Tiger of 1962.

Who is a Water Rabbit compatible with?

Traditionally the Rabbit pairs best with the Dog, Goat, Pig and finds the Rooster most challenging.

What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1963?

2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Rabbit it is Three Harmony with Tai Sui. A person born in 1963 turns 64 in 2027.

Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.

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