Yin Water · 癸亥 · 60-year cycle
Water Pig Chinese Zodiac: 1923, 1983, 2043 Years
Water Pig years in this calendar are 1923, 1983, 2043. The latest Water Pig year is 1983; the next is 2043, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Water Pig year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Water Pig years
A birthday belongs to the Water Pig year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1923: Water Pig
16 February 1923 – 4 February 1924
癸亥 · Guǐ Hài
Lunar months and festivals of 1923 →1983: Water Pig
13 February 1983 – 1 February 1984
癸亥 · Guǐ Hài
Lunar months and festivals of 1983 →2043: Water Pig
10 February 2043 – 29 January 2044
癸亥 · Guǐ Hài
Lunar months and festivals of 2043 →
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What Water adds to the Pig
Water repeats the Pig's own element, concentrating the traditional association with receptiveness, easy company and an inclination to trust. The Water Pig reading emphasizes warmth that adapts to different people and a ready appreciation of shared enjoyment, with difficulty drawing a line when another request follows an earlier kindness.
The year’s visible stem is Guǐ 癸, Yin Water; the Pig branch 亥 retains its fixed Water element.
The Pig’s traditional character →Water Pig in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Pig and Horse occupy branches 亥 and 午.
This pair has no shared harmony, trine, seasonal meeting or Six Clash in the four groups shown here.
Read Pig with Horse →