Chinese Zodiac Years
1993 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Water Rooster
Born in 1993? Your Chinese zodiac animal is most likely the Rooster, but check the date: the 1993 Water Rooster year began on 23 January 1993. Here is everything about the year, from its element to its lucky colors and best matches.
1993: a Yin Water Rooster year
The Chinese zodiac year 1993 was the Year of the Rooster. It began with Lunar New Year on 23 January 1993 and ended on 9 February 1994, the eve of the next Lunar New Year.
Each year also has an element and a Yin or Yang quality. 1993 ends in 3, which makes it a Water year, and as an odd year it is Yin. In the traditional stem-and-branch count, 1993 is a Gui-you year. The same Water Rooster combination comes round only once every 60 years: 1933 before it and 2053 after it.
Born in January or February 1993?
Lunar New Year 1993 fell on 23 January 1993. Anyone born from 1 January 1993 up to the day before belongs to the previous year's animal, the Monkey; from 23 January 1993 on, the Rooster.
The zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January, which is why early-year birthdays need checking. Our guide Born in January? explains the rule, and the zodiac sign checker gives the exact answer for any birth date.
The Rooster's personality
Our Rooster guide describes the sign like this: “Observant, hard-working, and confident. Roosters are detail-oriented and take pride in doing things well.” The usual watch-out: “Can be overly critical or blunt with others.”
The Water element adds its own flavour. Water years bring intuition, adaptability, and calm wisdom. People of this element tend to be thoughtful, diplomatic, and perceptive. Read more in our Water element guide, or the full Year of the Rooster page.
Careers often linked with the Rooster: accounting, journalism, quality control, public speaking.
Lucky colors, numbers and days for the Rooster
- Lucky colors: gold, brown and yellow
- Lucky numbers: 5, 7 and 8
- Lucky days: Thursday and Saturday
These are the values used across this site. For a lucky color, number and time that change every day, see the daily fortune.
Best matches for someone born in 1993
In traditional compatibility, the Rooster's best matches are the Ox, Snake and Dragon, and its clash sign is the Rabbit, which sits directly opposite it on the zodiac circle. Our compatibility calculator compares two full birth dates, elements included.
The Rooster in 2026 and 2027
2026 (Fire Horse, until 5 February 2027): for the Rooster, it has no special traditional relationship with the Horse, so 2026 is a neutral year.
2027 (Fire Goat, from 6 February 2027): for the Rooster, it has no special traditional relationship with the Goat, so 2027 is a neutral year. See Chinese zodiac 2027 predictions for every sign.
Other Year of the Rooster years
Years of the same animal come every twelve years, each with a different element: 1969 (Earth Rooster); 1981 (Metal Rooster); 2005 (Wood Rooster); 2017 (Fire Rooster). The full list is in our Chinese zodiac years chart.
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac is 1993?
1993 is the Year of the Rooster, a Yin Water Rooster year (Gui-you).
When does the 1993 Year of the Rooster start and end?
It starts on 23 January 1993 and ends on 9 February 1994.
I was born in January 1993. What is my Chinese zodiac?
If you were born before 23 January 1993, you are a Monkey; from 23 January 1993 on, a Rooster.
What element is 1993?
Water. 1993 ends in 3, which belongs to Water, and it is a Yin year.
Who is the Rooster compatible with?
Traditionally the Ox, Snake and Dragon. The Rooster's clash sign is the Rabbit.
Sources and further reading
- Hong Kong Observatory: “Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches” — the 60-part Gan-Zhi cycle used to name years, months, days and hours.
- Wikipedia: “Sexagenary cycle” — the ten stems and twelve branches, 1984 as the start of the present cycle, and the year changing at Lunar New Year.
- Farmers' Almanac: “When Is Lunar New Year 2027?” — Lunar New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, between 21 January and 21 February.
- New World Encyclopedia: “Wu xing” — the five elements and the generating and overcoming cycles.
- Britannica: Chinese zodiac — the zodiac as a classification of years in a repeating twelve-year cycle.
Traditional Chinese zodiac reading for culture and entertainment, not a scientific prediction. Year dates follow the Lunar New Year table used by our zodiac checker.
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