Born in 1963 (Shōwa 38): eto and age

1.The eto of 1963, and the Risshun rule

The eto of 1963 is 癸卯 (Mizunoto-u, the Yin Water Rabbit). In Four Pillars, Nine Star Ki and other Eastern astrology, though, the year begins at Risshun (Feb 4 in 1963). People born between 1 January 1963 and the moment of Risshun (Feb 4, 22:08) are treated as the previous year's 壬寅 Mizunoe-tora and Jikoku Dosei.

2.Personality of people born in 1963

癸卯 combines 癸, the stem of rain and dew, with 卯, the rabbit. Light on its feet like a hopping rabbit, the Rabbit is gentle and mild, and a symbol of leaping forward.

Diligent, serious and thoughtful, you understand how others feel. You quietly build up effort until it bears fruit.

Read more: meaning of 癸卯, Year of the Rabbit and Ippaku Suisei.

3.School years in Japan for people born in 1963

Japanese school years run from 2 April to 1 April the next year, so people born between 1 January and 1 April (hayaumare) are in the grade above.

4.Longevity celebrations

Kanreki is celebrated at 60 (61 in traditional counting). From Koki on, the celebrations were originally counted in traditional age, which would make each one a year earlier than shown.

5.Yakudoshi (unlucky years) for people born in 1963

Yakudoshi are counted in traditional age (kazoedoshi = the calendar year − birth year + 1; everyone gains a year on 1 January, regardless of birthday).

6.Fortune for the Rabbit in 2026 and 2027

2026: overall ★★★☆☆ Mostly steady, and careful checking pays off

2027: overall ★★★★☆ A year with the wind at your back: challenges bear fruit

Read the full fortune for the Rabbit →

7.The calendar of 1963

In 1963, Ippaku Suisei sat in the center of the Nine Star Ki year chart, and the lucky direction (where the year god Toshitokujin resides) was south-southeast. Years with the same eto are 1903 and 2023; years with the same eto and the same star come every 180 years (1783, 2143).