1923 / Chinese zodiac
1923 Chinese Zodiac: Water Pig
1923 is the Year of the Water Pig. It begins on February 16, 1923 and ends on February 4, 1924. If you were born before February 16, 1923, your sign is the Water Dog.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1923?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1923. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Water Dog 狗 |
| – | Water Pig 猪 |
The full 1923 lunar year continues into 1924, through February 4, 1924. A birthday on February 15, 1923 belongs to the Dog; a birthday one day later, on February 16, 1923, belongs to the Pig.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Pig is 1923?
1923 is a Water Pig year. Its stem-branch name is 癸亥 (guǐ-hài): the heavenly stem 癸 carries yin water, and the earthly branch 亥 corresponds to the Pig.
- Zodiac animal
- Pig · 猪
- Year element
- Water
- Stem & branch
- 癸亥 · guǐ-hài
- Lunar year length
- 354 days
Pig personality in tradition
The Pig completes the twelve-animal cycle and is often associated with abundance and generosity.
The phrase “generous & easygoing” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1923. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属猪。
Wǒ shǔ zhū. “I was born in the Year of the Pig.”
Pig compatibility in folklore
Pig, Rabbit and Goat form a traditional harmony group of three. Snake sits opposite Pig, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1923 lunar calendar at a glance
This Pig year contains 12 lunar months and 354 days. There is no leap lunar month in this year. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1924.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 29 | ||
| Month 2 | 30 | ||
| Month 3 | 30 | ||
| Month 4 | 29 | ||
| Month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 29 | ||
| Month 9 | 29 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Month 11 | 29 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.