- Animal
- 🐖 Pig (猪)
- Element
- Water 水 · Yin
- Stem & Branch
- 癸亥 · Guǐ Hài
- Year starts
- February 13, 1983 (Lunar New Year)
- Year ends
- February 1, 1984
- Age in 2027
- turns 44
- 2027 Tai Sui
- Three Harmony with Tai Sui
The Water Pig personality
A gentle realist: kind-hearted Pig warmth shaped by quiet, perceptive Water.
The Water Pig stands out from other Pig years by adding softness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to the Pig’s naturally sincere and generous nature. Where a Wood Pig may be more expansive, a Fire Pig more expressive, and an Earth Pig more steady and practical, the Yin Water Pig tends to be more observant, private, and nuanced. This is a Pig that often reads the room before speaking and prefers understanding people over pushing against them.
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Best matches and clashes
Six Harmony partner: 🐖 Pig & 🐅 Tiger. Three Harmony partners: 🐖 Pig & 🐇 Rabbit, 🐖 Pig & 🐐 Goat. Clash: 🐖 Pig & 🐍 Snake.
A Pig born in 1983 in the 2027 Fire Goat year
2027 is Three Harmony with Tai Sui for the Pig. See the month-by-month forecast in Pig horoscope 2027.
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What Chinese zodiac is 1983?
1983 is the Year of the Water Pig (癸亥, Guǐ Hài). It runs from Lunar New Year on February 13, 1983 to February 1, 1984.
What element is 1983 in Chinese astrology?
Water (水), in its Yin form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 癸 and its Earthly Branch is 亥 (Pig).
Is someone born in January 1983 a Pig?
Born in January or early February 1983, before February 13, 1983? Then your sign is the Water Dog of 1982.
Who is a Water Pig compatible with?
Traditionally the Pig pairs best with the Tiger, Rabbit, Goat and finds the Snake most challenging.
What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1983?
2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Pig it is Three Harmony with Tai Sui. A person born in 1983 turns 44 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.