癸卯 (Mizunoto-u): the Yin Water Rabbit

1.What 癸卯 means

癸卯 combines the heavenly stem 癸 (Mizunoto) with the earthly branch 卯 (U). 癸 is likened to rain and dew, and 卯 to the rabbit.

The stem on top (Water) feeds the branch below (Wood), a generating pairing. The urge to give is strong, and it shows as generosity and expressiveness.

2.Nacchin: Gold Leaf

The nacchin (納音, “sound element”) of 癸卯 is Gold Leaf. Gold leaf: glamorous and beautiful, with a gift for adorning everything around it. The nacchin describes the essence of a birth-year eto; read more in the sixty eto and nacchin.

3.Personality when your day pillar is 癸卯

In Four Pillars astrology, the eto of your birth day (the day pillar) stands for you and for your marriage. Diligent, serious and thoughtful, you understand how others feel. You quietly build up effort until it bears fruit.

The day branch (卯) shows your inner self, your private face and your bond with a spouse. Inside you carry the nature of the Rabbit: Light on its feet like a hopping rabbit, the Rabbit is gentle and mild, and a symbol of leaping forward.

On the other hand: You worry easily, can turn pessimistic and sometimes retreat into your shell.

4.Born in a 癸卯 year

If your year pillar is 癸卯, you are said to inherit the qualities of rain and dew and of the Rabbit in your social role and family character. For the personality of your birth animal, see Year of the Rabbit.

5.癸卯 years

1903, 1963, 2023, 2083

6.癸卯 days in 2026 and 2027

A 癸卯 day comes round once every 60 days: Jan 29, 2026 (Thu), Mar 30, 2026 (Mon), May 29, 2026 (Fri), Jul 28, 2026 (Tue), Sep 26, 2026 (Sat), Nov 25, 2026 (Wed), Jan 24, 2027 (Sun), Mar 25, 2027 (Thu), May 24, 2027 (Mon), Jul 23, 2027 (Fri), Sep 21, 2027 (Tue), Nov 20, 2027 (Sat).

7.Void period (tenchūsatsu / kūbō) of 癸卯

癸卯 belongs to the decade (jun) that begins with 甲午, and its void branches are 辰 and 巳. If your day pillar is 癸卯, years of the Dragon and the Snake are your void years. What is tenchūsatsu? →