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1983 is the year of the Water Pig in the Chinese calendar, from 13 February 1983 to 1 February 1984: 354 days, 12 lunar months. Born before 13 February 1983? That is still the Water Dog year.
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354 days · Year of the Water Pig
Sexagenary year
Water reinforces Water: the year stem is Water, while thePig's fixed phase is Water.
Length
354 days
Across 12 lunar months.
Leap month
None
The year runs its ordinary twelve months.
Beginning of Spring
Not within this year
立春 does not fall inside it — a springless year, 无春年.
Year name explained
Why Water Pig
Water is both the year element and the Pig’s fixed element, so this pairing reinforces Water.
The animal repeats every 12 years, while the stem-and-branch pairing repeats every 60. The element in “Water Pig” comes from the year's heavenly stem; it is distinct from the animal's conventional fixed phase. Read the calendar glossary.
The 12 lunar months of 1983
A lunar month begins on the day of the new moon, so its Gregorian start date moves every year. These are the exact correspondences for 1983.
| Lunar month | Begins | Days |
|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 13 February 1983 | 30 |
| Month 2 | 15 March 1983 | 29 |
| Month 3 | 13 April 1983 | 30 |
| Month 4 | 13 May 1983 | 29 |
| Month 5 | 11 June 1983 | 29 |
| Month 6 | 10 July 1983 | 30 |
| Month 7 | 9 August 1983 | 29 |
| Month 8 | 7 September 1983 | 29 |
| Month 9 | 6 October 1983 | 30 |
| Month 10 | 5 November 1983 | 29 |
| Month 11 | 4 December 1983 | 30 |
| Month 12 | 3 January 1984 | 30 |
The solar year within it
23 solar terms
Solar terms track the sun rather than the moon, so they sit at almost the same Gregorian date every year while the lunar months move by weeks. A twelve-month year is about eleven days shorter than the solar year and so holds fewer of them than a thirteen-month one.
- Rain Water雨水19 February 1983 · 13:30:34 UTC+8
- Awakening of Insects惊蛰6 March 1983 · 11:47:12 UTC+8
- Spring Equinox春分21 March 1983 · 12:38:44 UTC+8
- Pure Brightness清明5 April 1983 · 16:44:23 UTC+8
- Grain Rain谷雨20 April 1983 · 23:50:09 UTC+8
- Beginning of Summer立夏6 May 1983 · 10:10:51 UTC+8
- Grain Buds小满21 May 1983 · 23:06:26 UTC+8
- Grain in Ear芒种6 June 1983 · 14:25:42 UTC+8
- Summer Solstice夏至22 June 1983 · 07:08:41 UTC+8
- Minor Heat小暑8 July 1983 · 00:43:13 UTC+8
- Major Heat大暑23 July 1983 · 18:04:07 UTC+8
- Beginning of Autumn立秋8 August 1983 · 10:29:37 UTC+8
- End of Heat处暑24 August 1983 · 01:07:29 UTC+8
- White Dew白露8 September 1983 · 13:20:03 UTC+8
- Autumn Equinox秋分23 September 1983 · 22:41:37 UTC+8
- Cold Dew寒露9 October 1983 · 04:51:04 UTC+8
- Frost's Descent霜降24 October 1983 · 07:54:17 UTC+8
- Beginning of Winter立冬8 November 1983 · 07:52:12 UTC+8
- Minor Snow小雪23 November 1983 · 05:18:20 UTC+8
- Major Snow大雪8 December 1983 · 00:33:40 UTC+8
- Winter Solstice冬至22 December 1983 · 18:29:55 UTC+8
- Minor Cold小寒6 January 1984 · 11:40:51 UTC+8
- Major Cold大寒21 January 1984 · 05:05:02 UTC+8
Moving Gregorian dates
Festivals in the 1983 lunar year
Most follow numbered lunar dates; Qingming and Winter Solstice follow exact solar-term instants. Open a festival to see its rule.
- 13 February 1983lunar 1/1
- 27 February 1983lunar 1/15
- 15 June 1983lunar 5/5
- 15 August 1983lunar 7/7
- 23 August 1983lunar 7/15
- 21 September 1983lunar 8/15
- 14 October 1983lunar 9/9
- 10 January 1984lunar 12/8
- 1 February 1984lunar 12/30
Gregorian index
Month by month in 1983
Each Gregorian month of 1983, with the lunar dates and day pillars it covers.