1943 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Goat

1943 is the year of the Water Goat (癸未 Guǐwèi), from 5 February 1943 to 24 January 1944. Anyone born in 1943 before 5 February 1943 belongs to the Water Horse year.

• Animal: Goat
• Element: Water (Yin)
• Cycle name: 癸未 Guǐwèi, year 20 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 5 February 1943
• Ends: 24 January 1944

The Water Goat

Water years are traditionally linked with adaptability, perception and communication: the element that finds a way around any obstacle. The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the artist of the zodiac. Tradition describes Goat people as gentle, creative and compassionate, calm company with a strong feel for beauty. They do their best work in a peaceful setting with people they trust.

Born in January or February 1943?

Anyone born from 1 January to 4 February 1943 belongs to the Water Horse year of 1942. From 5 February 1943 the Water Goat year begins.

Famous people born in the Water Goat year

• Mick Jagger, born 26 July 1943
• Robert De Niro, born 17 August 1943

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

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