Animal 12 · twelve-year cycle

Year of the
Pig

Year of the Pig runs from Chinese New Year to the day before the next, not 1 January to 31 December. See every exact Pig year from 1900 to 2035 with its element.

Calendar and tradition: The Chinese New Year boundary is a calendar result. Personality, compatibility, career, and lucky-item material below are traditional interpretations, not scientific findings or predictions.

Immediate answer

The Pig is #12 in the cycle

Most recent complete Pig year: Metal Pig 203123 January 2031 to 10 February 2032
Cycle length: Every 12 yearsThe element repeats every 60 years
Traditional colors: Yellow · Grey · Brown · Gold
Exact lookup: Use the maintained date calculatorCoverage: 1900–2035 birth dates

Calendar fact

Every Pig year and its exact dates

A Chinese zodiac year is not a Gregorian year. Each Pig year opens on that year's Chinese New Year and closes the day before the next one, so it always straddles two Gregorian years. Every row below is derived from the maintained Chinese New Year boundary table rather than estimated, which is why the start and end dates move each cycle.

Pig years from 1900 to 2035, with the element and yin or yang quality of each.
Zodiac year	Element & quality	First day	Last day
2031	Metal PigYin	23 Jan 2031	10 Feb 2032
2019	Earth PigYin	5 Feb 2019	24 Jan 2020
2007	Fire PigYin	18 Feb 2007	6 Feb 2008
1995	Wood PigYin	31 Jan 1995	18 Feb 1996
1983	Water PigYin	13 Feb 1983	1 Feb 1984
1971	Metal PigYin	27 Jan 1971	14 Feb 1972
1959	Earth PigYin	8 Feb 1959	27 Jan 1960
1947	Fire PigYin	22 Jan 1947	9 Feb 1948
1935	Wood PigYin	4 Feb 1935	23 Jan 1936
1923	Water PigYin	16 Feb 1923	4 Feb 1924
1911	Metal PigYin	30 Jan 1911	17 Feb 1912

Why this matters: someone born in early 2032, before that year's Chinese New Year, is still a Pig rather than the following animal. A Gregorian birth year on its own gives the wrong answer for roughly the first five to seven weeks of every year. The calculator checks the boundary for you.

Traditional profile

How tradition describes the Pig

The Pig represents generosity, diligence, and a warm heart. People born in the Year of the Pig are kind and sincere, with a genuine desire to help others. They enjoy life's pleasures and share generously.

DiligentCompassionateGenerousHonestOptimistic

Traditional strengths

Common themes

Tolerant · Responsible · Generous · Optimistic · Honest

Traditional challenges

Common cautions

Naive · Over-reliant · Self-indulgent · Gullible · Fatalistic

Traditional interpretation

Compatibility themes

This simplified animal-sign tradition is not a relationship assessment. Chinese astrology can also consider elements and other factors.

Commonly described as strongest

Tiger · Rabbit · Goat

Commonly described as favorable

Rat · Ox · Dragon · Horse · Dog · Pig

Commonly described as challenging

Snake · Monkey

Traditional associations

Numbers, colors, flowers, and directions

Traditional numbers: 2 · 5 · 8
Traditional colors: Yellow · Grey · Brown · Gold
Traditional flowers: Hydrangea · Daisy
Traditional directions: East · Southwest

Interpretation label: “Lucky” and “unlucky” lists are traditional correspondences. They do not alter probability or predict an outcome.

Traditional interpretation

Career themes in animal-sign guides

Traditional profiles often associate the Pig with these fields. Career fit depends on the individual, not their zodiac animal.

EntertainmentCateringDoctorVeterinarianInterior decorator

Boundary note: People born before Chinese New Year belong to the preceding animal year. Use a complete date, not the Gregorian year alone.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which years are Year of the Pig?▼

Pig years repeat every 12 years: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031. Each one begins at Chinese New Year rather than 1 January, so the 2031 Pig year ran from 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032.

Why can a January or February birthday have the previous animal?▼

Chinese New Year falls between 21 January and 21 February depending on the year, because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar. A birthday before that year's boundary belongs to the preceding zodiac year, so a Gregorian birth year alone is unreliable for anyone born in the first weeks of a year.

What element is the Pig?▼

The animal repeats every 12 years while the five elements repeat every 10, so a full animal-and-element combination returns only every 60 years. The most recent complete Pig year was a Metal Pig (Yin).

Are Year of the Pig personality readings scientific?▼

No. Animal traits, compatibility, lucky items, and career themes are cultural or astrological interpretations, not scientific measurements or predictions.