{"id":613,"date":"2026-06-01T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/?page_id=613"},"modified":"2026-07-03T18:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:27:18","slug":"1963-chinese-zodiac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thezodiaclore.com\/de\/1963-chinese-zodiac\/","title":{"rendered":"1963 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Rabbit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link rel=\"preload\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\" as=\"style\" onload=\"this.onload=null;this.rel='stylesheet'\"><noscript><link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Archivo:wght@400;500;600;700;800;900&#038;family=Noto+Sans+SC:wght@400;500;700&#038;family=Spline+Sans+Mono:wght@400;500&#038;display=swap\"><\/noscript>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/unpkg.com\/@phosphor-icons\/web@2.1.1\" defer><\/script>\n<style>\n\/* The Zodiac Lore \u2014 Year\/Animal\/Compat page style \u2014 BRAND-UNIFIED to new homepage (Style B). 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The careful answer checks the exact birthday, because January 1\u201324, 1963 still belongs to the previous Water Tiger year.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Item<\/th>\n            <th>1963 Chinese zodiac answer<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Zodiac animal<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u5154<\/span>Rabbit \u00b7 <em>t\u00f9<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Element<\/td>\n            <td>Water \u00b7 <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u6c34<\/span> \u00b7 <em>shu\u01d0<\/em><\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full year type<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Stem-branch label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span> \u00b7 <em>Gu\u01d0m\u01ceo<\/em> \u00b7 Yin Water Rabbit<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Chinese zodiac date range<\/td>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 \u2013 February 12, 1964<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Before the zodiac year began<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201324, 1963 belongs to Water Tiger<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Next zodiac year<\/td>\n            <td>Wood Dragon begins on February 13, 1964<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Compatibility pattern<\/td>\n            <td>Three Harmonies: Rabbit \u00b7 Goat \u00b7 Pig; Six Harmony: Dog; Six Conflict: Rooster<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-warning-circle\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>1963 starts Rabbit after January 24<\/h3>\n        <p>A person born on January 20, 1963 is still Water Tiger. A person born on January 30, 1963 is Water Rabbit.<\/p>\n        <p>That small date difference changes the zodiac animal, element, and full 60-year cycle label.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"date-ranges\">\n    <h2>1963 Chinese zodiac dates and birthday rule<\/h2>\n    <p>For 1963, the key question is whether the birthday came before or after January 25. Dates before January 25 still belong to the Water Tiger year, even though the Gregorian year says 1963.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Birthday range<\/th>\n            <th>Correct zodiac result<\/th>\n            <th>Reading note<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 1\u201324, 1963<\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>The Water Rabbit year had not started yet. These birthdays belong to the previous lunar year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 \u2013 February 12, 1964<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit<\/td>\n            <td>This is the actual Water Rabbit zodiac year.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>February 13, 1964 onward<\/td>\n            <td>Wood Dragon<\/td>\n            <td>The next zodiac year begins in mid-February 1964.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>This year is a useful example of why Chinese zodiac pages should not simply say \u201c1963 = Rabbit.\u201d For people born before January 25, that answer is wrong.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"water-rabbit-meaning\">\n    <h2>What Water Rabbit means in the 1963 zodiac year<\/h2>\n    <p>Water Rabbit combines the Rabbit animal sign with the Water element. Rabbit brings tact, sensitivity, caution, beauty, diplomacy, and a preference for peaceful surroundings. Water adds reflection, adaptability, emotional range, communication, and quiet movement.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Animal layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Rabbit \u00b7 \u5154<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with gentleness, tact, sensitivity, taste, caution, social grace, and the ability to avoid unnecessary conflict.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Element layer<\/span>\n        <strong>Water \u00b7 \u6c34<\/strong>\n        <p>Associated with flow, reflection, communication, adaptability, emotional depth, and quiet responsiveness.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Combined reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Water Rabbit<\/strong>\n        <p>Suggests gentle adaptability: a Rabbit image that is emotionally aware, diplomatic, and responsive to atmosphere.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Rabbit symbolism is often reduced to softness, but that misses its intelligence. In zodiac language, Rabbit is not simply passive; it knows how to read a room, avoid needless damage, and choose a gentler path when force would make things worse.<\/p>\n    <p>Water deepens that reading. A Water Rabbit year suggests sensitivity with flow: less rigid, more intuitive, and more able to respond quietly to change.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"guimao-cycle\">\n    <h2>1963 in the 60-year cycle: <em>Gu\u01d0m\u01ceo<\/em> \u7678\u536f<\/h2>\n    <p>The full traditional label for the 1963 Chinese zodiac year is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span>, pronounced <em>Gu\u01d0m\u01ceo<\/em>. This is more exact than \u201cRabbit year,\u201d because it combines the Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Layer<\/th>\n            <th>Chinese<\/th>\n            <th>Pinyin<\/th>\n            <th>How it shapes the year<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Heavenly Stem<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Gu\u01d0<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yin Water: subtle, reflective, quiet, responsive, and emotionally perceptive.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Earthly Branch<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u536f<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>M\u01ceo<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>The branch associated with the Rabbit sign in the zodiac cycle.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Full label<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span><\/td>\n            <td><em>Gu\u01d0m\u01ceo<\/em><\/td>\n            <td>Yin Water Rabbit, commonly written in English as Water Rabbit.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-note\">\n      <div class=\"mark\"><i class=\"ph-bold ph-yin-yang\"><\/i><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <h3>Yin Water makes this Rabbit more subtle<\/h3>\n        <p><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678<\/span> is Yin Water. A useful image is mist, rain, or quiet moisture: subtle, responsive, and able to reach places force cannot.<\/p>\n        <p>When that Water layer meets Rabbit, the reading becomes less about simple softness and more about emotional intelligence, tact, and quiet adaptation.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"born-in-1963\">\n    <h2>People born in the 1963 Water Rabbit year<\/h2>\n    <p>People born during the Water Rabbit date range are often described through themes of tact, gentleness, emotional awareness, adaptability, taste, care, and a preference for harmony over open conflict.<\/p>\n    <p>The Water layer gives the Rabbit image more depth. Instead of only politeness or softness, Water Rabbit symbolism suggests someone who may notice subtle changes in mood, tone, and atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid two\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Useful cultural reading<\/span>\n        <strong>Quiet responsiveness<\/strong>\n        <p>Water Rabbit can suggest tact, emotional perception, adaptability, diplomacy, and careful movement through social situations.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">What not to do<\/span>\n        <strong>Do not reduce Rabbit to weakness<\/strong>\n        <p>Rabbit symbolism includes intelligence, timing, taste, diplomacy, and the ability to avoid unnecessary harm.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>For a birth year such as 1963, real life context matters. Family, education, language, work, health, migration, historical environment, and personal choices all matter more than a symbolic calendar label.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"compatibility\">\n    <h2>1963 Water Rabbit compatibility notes<\/h2>\n    <p>In traditional compatibility, Rabbit belongs to the Rabbit-Goat-Pig Three Harmonies group. This group is usually read through gentleness, emotional support, creativity, care, and relational ease. Rabbit\u2019s Six Harmony partner is Dog, while its Six Conflicts pair is Rooster.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Pattern<\/th>\n            <th>Signs<\/th>\n            <th>How to read it for Water Rabbit<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Three Harmonies<\/td>\n            <td>Rabbit \u00b7 Goat \u00b7 Pig<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit brings tact, emotional perception, and quiet adaptability to a group focused on care and harmony.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Harmony<\/td>\n            <td>Rabbit \u00b7 Dog<\/td>\n            <td>Dog gives Rabbit trust and protection; Rabbit softens Dog\u2019s guardedness with tact and emotional nuance.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>Six Conflicts<\/td>\n            <td>Rabbit \u00b7 Rooster<\/td>\n            <td>Rabbit may prefer indirect tact, while Rooster may prefer direct correction. The tension is tone, not destiny.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>Compatibility is symbolic relationship language. It can help describe different rhythms, but it should not be used as a rule for love, marriage, friendship, or family decisions.<\/p>\n    <p>For the full system, read <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/a>, <a href=\"\/three-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Three Harmonies<\/a>, <a href=\"\/six-harmonies-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Harmonies<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/six-conflicts-chinese-zodiac\/\">Six Conflicts<\/a>.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"nearby-years\">\n    <h2>Nearby years that are easy to confuse with 1963<\/h2>\n    <p>1963 should be checked with 1962 and 1964 because both edges matter: January 1963 still belongs to Water Tiger, and early February 1964 still belongs to Water Rabbit.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Year page<\/th>\n            <th>Zodiac type<\/th>\n            <th>Date range<\/th>\n            <th>Why it matters<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td><a href=\"\/1962-chinese-zodiac\/\">1962 Chinese zodiac<\/a><\/td>\n            <td>Water Tiger<\/td>\n            <td>February 5, 1962 \u2013 January 24, 1963<\/td>\n            <td>January 1\u201324, 1963 belongs here, not to Water Rabbit.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1963 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit<\/td>\n            <td>January 25, 1963 \u2013 February 12, 1964<\/td>\n            <td>This is the true Water Rabbit range.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1964 Chinese zodiac<\/td>\n            <td>Wood Dragon<\/td>\n            <td>February 13, 1964 \u2013 February 1, 1965<\/td>\n            <td>February 13, 1964 starts Wood Dragon; February 1\u201312 is still Water Rabbit.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"same-cycle\">\n    <h2>1963 and other Water Rabbit years<\/h2>\n    <p>The Water Rabbit label repeats every 60 years. That means 1903, 1963, and 2023 share the same stem-branch label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span>. What repeats is the calendar label, not the person\u2019s life story.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-table-wrap\">\n      <table class=\"tzl-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th>Water Rabbit year<\/th>\n            <th>Traditional label<\/th>\n            <th>What repeats<\/th>\n            <th>What changes<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1903<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Historical world, family structure, and lived conditions.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>1963<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>The lived experience of people born in 1963 belongs to their own time and choices.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n          <tr>\n            <td>2023<\/td>\n            <td><span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span><\/td>\n            <td>Water Rabbit cycle label<\/td>\n            <td>Modern childhood, education, family culture, and social environment are completely different.<\/td>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p>A useful comparison between 1963 and 2023 is therefore cultural and calendrical: the same animal-element label returns, while human context changes entirely.<\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"common-mistakes\">\n    <h2>Common mistakes about the 1963 Chinese zodiac<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-card-grid\">\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 1<\/span>\n        <strong>Calling all 1963 births Rabbit<\/strong>\n        <p>January 1\u201324, 1963 is still Water Tiger. Water Rabbit begins on January 25.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 2<\/span>\n        <strong>Ignoring \u7678\u536f<\/strong>\n        <p>The full traditional label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span>, not only \u201cRabbit.\u201d<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 3<\/span>\n        <strong>Reading Rabbit as only timid<\/strong>\n        <p>Rabbit symbolism also includes tact, timing, taste, social intelligence, and careful conflict avoidance.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 4<\/span>\n        <strong>Missing early 1964<\/strong>\n        <p>February 1\u201312, 1964 is still Water Rabbit. Wood Dragon begins on February 13.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 5<\/span>\n        <strong>Forgetting the Water layer<\/strong>\n        <p>Water gives the Rabbit reading more emotional range, communication, reflection, and adaptability.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"tzl-card\">\n        <span class=\"label\">Mistake 6<\/span>\n        <strong>Using zodiac as biography<\/strong>\n        <p>Water Rabbit is a calendar and cultural label, not a complete life story.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n          <section class=\"tzl-card\" id=\"go-deeper\">\n      <h2>Want it for your own chart?<\/h2>\n      <p>Everything above is the public year picture. If you or the person you are reading this for were actually born in this year, two things go a step past what a public page can give you:<\/p>\n      <div class=\"tzl-links\">\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/personalized-reading\/\"><strong>Personalized Reading<\/strong>Your full birth-chart write-up &#8211; element balance, the signs and years it traditionally clashes or harmonizes with, and a printable report.<span>See the reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n        <a class=\"tzl-link\" href=\"\/product\/couple-chinese-zodiac-compatibility-report\/\"><strong>Couple Compatibility Report<\/strong>How two birth charts read together &#8211; both sides side by side, not a generic match-score list.<span>See the report &rarr;<\/span><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<section class=\"tzl-section\" id=\"faq\">\n    <h2>1963 Chinese zodiac FAQ<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-faq\">\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the Chinese zodiac sign for 1963?<\/summary>\n        <p>1963 is the Year of the Rabbit. More specifically, it is the Year of the Water Rabbit for birthdays from January 25, 1963 to February 12, 1964.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is January 1963 Rabbit or Tiger?<\/summary>\n        <p>January 1\u201324, 1963 is still Water Tiger. January 25, 1963 begins the Water Rabbit year.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What is the element for 1963?<\/summary>\n        <p>The 1963 Chinese zodiac element is Water. The full stem-branch label is <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span> <em>Gu\u01d0m\u01ceo<\/em>, meaning Yin Water Rabbit.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What does Water Rabbit mean?<\/summary>\n        <p>Water Rabbit combines Rabbit symbolism of tact, gentleness, diplomacy, and careful movement with Water symbolism of adaptability, communication, reflection, and emotional depth.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>What signs are compatible with the 1963 Water Rabbit?<\/summary>\n        <p>Rabbit belongs to the Rabbit-Goat-Pig Three Harmonies group. Dog is Rabbit\u2019s Six Harmony partner, while Rooster is Rabbit\u2019s Six Conflicts pair.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n\n      <details>\n        <summary>Is 1963 the same zodiac type as 2023?<\/summary>\n        <p>Yes. Both 1963 and 2023 are Water Rabbit years with the label <span class=\"tzl-cn\">\u7678\u536f<\/span>. But the same 60-year cycle label does not mean the same personality, fate, or life story.<\/p>\n      <\/details>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <section class=\"tzl-section\">\n    <h2>Next steps<\/h2>\n    <p>Use these pages to confirm the boundary, understand Rabbit symbolism, and compare nearby zodiac years.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"tzl-next\">\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-years-chart\/\">\n        <span>Chart<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Years Chart<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/year-of-the-rabbit\/\">\n        <span>Animal sign<\/span>\n        <b>Year of the Rabbit<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/1962-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Boundary<\/span>\n        <b>1962 Water Tiger<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/2023-chinese-zodiac\/\">\n        <span>Same cycle<\/span>\n        <b>2023 Water Rabbit<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/zodiac-element-combinations\/\">\n        <span>60-year cycle<\/span>\n        <b>Zodiac Element Combinations<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n\n      <a href=\"\/chinese-zodiac-compatibility\/\">\n        <span>Compatibility<\/span>\n        <b>Chinese Zodiac Compatibility<\/b>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<style id=\"tzl-enh\">\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-table th{background:#262626;color:#f2f2f2}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-next a:hover span{color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}\nhtml.tzl-dark .tzl-links a:hover{background:var(--accent,#e1391b);color:#fff}\n.tzl-toc{border:2px solid var(--ink,#0a0a0a);padding:16px 22px;margin:0 0 30px;background:var(--bg,#fff)}\n.tzl-toc-h{font-family:'Spline Sans Mono',monospace;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);margin-bottom:10px}\n.tzl-toc-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;columns:2;column-gap:30px}\n.tzl-toc-list li{margin:0 0 7px;break-inside:avoid}\n.tzl-toc-list a{color:var(--ink,#0a0a0a);text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}\n.tzl-toc-list a:hover{color:var(--accent,#e1391b);border-bottom-color:var(--accent,#e1391b)}\n@media(max-width:600px){.tzl-toc-list{columns:1}}\nhtml.tzl-dark section.tzl-card{background:var(--bg)!important}\r\n<\/style>\n<script>\n(function(){function go(){var page=document.querySelector('.tzl-page');if(!page||page.querySelector('.tzl-toc'))return;var hs=[].filter.call(page.querySelectorAll('h2'),function(h){return !h.closest('.tzl-hero')&&!h.closest('.tzl-faq');});if(hs.length<3)return;var ul='';hs.forEach(function(h,i){if(!h.id){var s=(h.textContent||'').trim().toLowerCase().replace(\/[^a-z0-9]+\/g,'-').replace(\/^-+|-+$\/g,'').slice(0,50)||('sec'+i);var id=s,k=2;while(document.getElementById(id)){id=s+'-'+(k++);}h.id=id;}ul+='<li><a href=\"#'+h.id+'\">'+(h.textContent||'').trim()+'<\/a><\/li>';});var nav=document.createElement('nav');nav.className='tzl-toc';nav.setAttribute('aria-label','Contents');nav.innerHTML='<div class=\"tzl-toc-h\">On this page<\/div><ul class=\"tzl-toc-list\">'+ul+'<\/ul>';var hero=page.querySelector('.tzl-hero');if(hero&&hero.parentNode)hero.parentNode.insertBefore(nav,hero.nextSibling);else page.insertBefore(nav,page.firstChild);}if(document.readyState!=='loading')go();else document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',go);})();\n<\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1963 \u00b7 Water Rabbit Year \u00b7 \u7678\u536f 1963 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Rabbit 1963 is the Year of the Water Rabbit in the Chinese zodiac, but only for birthdays from January 25, 1963 to February 12, 1964. 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