Pig strengths in tradition
- Generous and kind-hearted
- Sincere and honest
- Easygoing and tolerant
- Enjoys life and shares it
1983 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Pig
The 1983 Chinese year ran from Sunday 13 February 1983 to Wednesday 1 February 1984.
Its sign is the Yin Water Pig: 癸亥 (Guǐ-hài) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 12 February 1983? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Water Dog of 1982.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 4 February 1983 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Dog before 17:39 China time and Water Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dog.
- 5–12 February 1983: Water Dog by Chinese New Year, Water Pig by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Pig in Chinese astrology
Water is the Pig's own fixed element, so a Water Pig is said to be the gentlest and most understanding Pig, intuitive and diplomatic.
The Pig, sometimes called the Boar, is the twelfth and last Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with generosity, sincerity and warmth. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
Pig challenges in tradition
- Can be too trusting
- Tends to overindulge
- Avoids difficult conversations
- May let others take advantage
Traditions, not predictions. The Pig in love and at work · The five elements
Other Pig years
The Water Pig every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1983?
1983 is the Year of the Water Pig (yin Water, 癸亥 Guǐ-hài), from 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984. Anyone born 1 January – 12 February 1983 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Water Dog.
What element is 1983 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 癸 (Guǐ). Water years are years ending in 2 or 3 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1983 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 13 February 1983, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Water Dog of the 1982 Chinese year; from 13 February 1983 on, it is the Water Pig. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1983, 17:39 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1983?
It was on Sunday 13 February 1983 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 2 February 1984, began the Year of the Wood Rat.