Born in 2043: the Pig

Water Pig is the full name of the 2043 sign. Its traditional two-part year name is 癸亥 (guǐhài), which puts it at number 60 of 60, and 2043 is a yin year, the cycle's quieter, more reflective half. Expect the Pig's usual traits (generous, easy-going, diligent) with an adaptable, perceptive and persuasive edge from the Water element.

The 2043 lunar year runs from February 10, 2043 up to the day before Chinese New Year 2044 (January 30, 2044). Anyone born on or after February 10, 2043 will be a Pig; a baby born earlier in 2043 belongs to the previous year's sign, the Dog.

Calendar note: 2043's Chinese New Year falls on a Tuesday, and that lunar year will run 354 days — an ordinary 12-month lunar year.

What the Water element adds

Water is the element of winter, depth and adaptability. A Water year makes an animal more intuitive and persuasive, better at reading people and bending around obstacles rather than confronting them head-on.

The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Water Pig year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 2043 was 1983, and the next is 2103. People born in it are said to combine generous and easy-going with the element's adaptable nature. Every Pig year is yin (the quieter, inward type). See the Water element and the full Water Pig profile.

2043 at a glance

Animal	🐖 Pig (猪)
Element	Water
Yin or yang	yin
Traditional year name	癸亥 (guǐhài)
Place in the 60-year cycle	60 of 60
Zodiac year runs	February 10, 2043 to January 29, 2044
Traditional best match	Tiger
Traditional hardest match	Snake
Lucky numbers	2, 5, 8
Lucky colors	yellow, gray, brown, gold

Pig compatibility

In the traditional chart, a 2043 Pig gets on best with the Tiger (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rabbit and Goat. The hardest pairing is the Snake, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Pig compatibility table.

Where a birthday around 2043 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 2043 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to February 9, 2043	Dog (the 2042 year)
February 10, 2043 to December 31, 2043	Pig
January 1, 2044 to January 29, 2044	Pig (still the 2043 year)
January 30, 2044 onward	Rat (the 2044 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 2043 Pig

Someone born in 2043 reaches their first own-sign year at 12, in 2055, and again in 2067. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián. Despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.

The element pair: 2043 and 2042

Water years come in pairs. 2043 is the yin year and 2042 is the yang year, the Dog. So a 2043 Pig and a 2042 Dog share an element and sit one year apart in the cycle. The traditional chart rates the Pig and Dog pairing as moderate: it has no special bond or conflict, so how well it goes depends on the two people more than on the calendar. See the Pig and Dog pairing.

Other Pig years

1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 1995 2007 2019 2031

Full Pig personality profile →   Pig compatibility with every sign →

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What a Water year changes for the Pig

Talking. What marks a 2043 Pig in conversation is the Water element: it gets more strategic about it, choosing words to manage how the other person reacts.

Work. Expect a 2043 Pig to work with more patience for reading the room than most, because Water deepens and adds subtlety to the sign's usual approach. The element affects execution more than the field.

Love. In 2043's Water version, the Pig shows affection in quieter, more perceptive ways, since water is the element of winter, depth and adaptability.

For the sign as a whole (how the Pig communicates, works and loves in every element) see the Pig profile. This page covers what is different about 2043.

Known Pigs

The Pig's generous streak is often illustrated with names like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Ricky Martin — none of whom was born in the 2043 lunar year. They illustrate the animal's general reputation, not this exact element combination.