2023 Chinese zodiac —
the Water Rabbit
| Animal sign | Rabbit 卯 — the Water Rabbit |
|---|---|
| Element | Yin Water (癸) |
| 2023 Rabbit year | Jan 22, 2023 – Feb 9, 2024 |
| Born Jan 1 – Jan 21, 2023 | Water Tiger of 2022 |
| Korean saju year | Starts at Ipchun, Feb 4, 2023 |
| Best matches | Pig, Dog, Goat |
| Next Rabbit year | 2035 (Wood Rabbit) |
| Age in 2026 | 3 (Korean age 4) |
People born between Jan 22, 2023 and Feb 9, 2024 are a Water Rabbit. The Water Rabbit is sensitive and intuitive, empathetic enough to feel other people’s moods as their own.
Born in January or early February 2023?
The 2023 Rabbit year began at Chinese New Year on Jan 22, 2023. If you were born from January 1 to Jan 21, 2023, your sign is the Water Tiger of 2022. The year ended on Feb 9, 2024, so birthdays in early 2024 up to that date still count as Rabbits.
The Korean saju year starts at Ipchun
In Korean saju (the Four Pillars), the year pillar changes at Ipchun, the start of spring — Feb 4, 2023 at about 11:33 Korea time — not at Lunar New Year. A birthday from Jan 22 to Feb 3, 2023 is already a Rabbit by Lunar New Year but still 壬寅 (Water Tiger) in a saju chart. Why saju starts the year at Ipchun →
The Water Rabbit personality
The Water Rabbit is sensitive and intuitive, empathetic enough to feel other people’s moods as their own. Water brings intuition, adaptability and depth.
Rabbits read the mood and put people at ease. They avoid open conflict, but under the softness is a firm sense of what they will and won’t accept. Strengths: tact and emotional intelligence; good taste and a polished finish; a talent for keeping the peace. Watch for: difficulty saying no; indecision; retreating instead of raising a problem.
Compatibility
Best matches for the Rabbit: Pig (84/100), Dog (76/100), Goat (72/100). Hardest: Rooster (32), Monkey (42). All twelve Rabbit matches →
Age
People born in the 2023 Rabbit year turn 3 in 2026 (4 in Korean age) and 4 in 2027. The same Water Rabbit returns every sixty years — 1963 and 2083.
Rabbit years
1927 Fire · 1939 Earth · 1951 Metal · 1963 Water · 1975 Wood · 1987 Fire · 1999 Earth · 2011 Metal · 2023 Water
The Rabbit in 2027
The Year of the Fire Goat gives the Rabbit 91/100 — an excellent year. Read the 2027 forecast →
Questions about the 2023 zodiac
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2023?
2023 is the Year of the Rabbit — the Water Rabbit (癸卯). The Rabbit year runs from Jan 22, 2023 to Feb 9, 2024: it starts at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
Is someone born in January 2023 a Rabbit?
Only if the birthday falls on or after Jan 22, 2023, when the Rabbit year began. From January 1 to Jan 21, 2023, the sign is still the Water Tiger of 2022.
What element is the 2023 Rabbit?
Water. The year stem 癸 is yin water, so everyone born in the 2023 Rabbit year is a Water Rabbit. Water brings intuition, adaptability and depth.
When is the next Year of the Rabbit?
2035 — the Wood Rabbit. The Water Rabbit itself comes back every sixty years — 1963 and 2083.
Who is the Rabbit most compatible with?
The Rabbit’s best matches are the Pig (84/100), the Dog (76/100) and the Goat (72/100); the hardest are the Rooster (32) and the Monkey (42).
Nearby years
← 2022 Water Tiger · 2024 Wood Dragon → · All years and the calculator
