Born in 1963: the Rabbit
A Yin Water Rabbit 🐇
Rabbits are calm, kind, and socially graceful. They avoid conflict, read a room well, and have good taste in design and detail. As a Water-element year, 1963 adds a adaptable, perceptive and persuasive streak to the usual Rabbit character.
The 1963 lunar year ran from January 25, 1963 to February 13, 1964. If you were born on or after January 25, 1963 you are a Rabbit; if you were born earlier in 1963, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Tiger.
What the Water element adds
Water is the element of winter, depth and adaptability. A Water year makes an animal more intuitive and persuasive, better at reading people and bending around obstacles rather than confronting them head-on.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Water Rabbit year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1963 was 1903, and the next is 2023. People born in it are said to combine gentle and tactful with the element's adaptable nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yin for every Rabbit year. See the Water element and the full Water Rabbit profile.
1963 at a glance
| Animal | 🐇 Rabbit (兔) |
|---|---|
| Element | Water |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Best match | Dog |
| Hardest match | Rooster |
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 6 |
| Lucky colors | pink, red, purple, blue |
Rabbit compatibility
In the traditional chart, a 1963 Rabbit gets on best with the Dog (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Goat and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Rooster, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Rabbit compatibility table.
Your zodiac years
The Rabbit returns every 12 years, so someone born in 1963 is back in their own zodiac year in 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011 and so on. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián — despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.
Other Rabbit years
1939 1951 1975 1987 1999 2011 2023 2035
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 1963?
1963 is the year of the Rabbit (Water Rabbit, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after January 25, 1963 is a Rabbit; a birthday earlier in 1963 belongs to the previous sign, the Tiger.
What element is the 1963 zodiac year?
1963 is a Water-element year. Water is the element of winter, depth and adaptability. A Water year makes an animal more intuitive and persuasive, better at reading people and bending around obstacles rather than confronting them head-on.
Who is a 1963 Rabbit most compatible with?
Best matches are the Dog (the "secret friend"), plus the Goat and Pig. The hardest match is the Rooster.
Is 1963 a lucky year to be born in?
Chinese tradition does not rank whole years as lucky or unlucky to be born in — every animal has strengths and weaknesses. The one combination widely treated with caution is the Fire Horse, and 1963 is not a Fire Horse year.