Ox and Pig in love
Comfortable and caring, with a shared love of home. The Ox should relax its rules; the Pig should respect them.
Neutral
Ox and Pig Compatibility
Ox and Pig compatibility: they sit 2 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 2 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Ox year
- 2033 starts Jan 31, 2033
- Next Pig year
- 2031 starts Jan 23, 2031
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Ox and Pig compatible?
The Ox is serious and disciplined; the Pig is easygoing and pleasure-loving. The Ox gives the Pig stability and structure, and the Pig brings warmth, humor and generosity into the Ox's life.
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Working together
The Ox manages the work, the Pig manages the relationships.
Where it goes wrong
The Ox judging the Pig as lazy or indulgent.
Over time
How an Ox–Pig relationship usually unfolds
- At first. The Pig's warmth eases the Ox's reserve; the start is comfortable and kind.
- Once settled. A homely household where the Ox sets the rules and the Pig keeps the atmosphere warm.
- What keeps it working. The Ox relaxing some rules, and the Pig respecting the ones that matter.
Fixed elements
Earth Ox, water Pig
generating · controlling
The Ox’s earth dams the Pig’s water — banks that can channel a river or block it. On the controlling cycle the Ox sets the limits for the Pig.
The fixed element belongs to the animal and never changes; the element of a birth year (wood, fire, earth, metal or water) rotates every two years — see the years below.
On the twelve-year wheel
Where the Ox and the Pig sit on the wheel
- Ox–Pig, 2 steps apart: no classical relation.
- San He triangles. Pig with the Rabbit and the Goat (dashed); Ox with the Snake and the Rooster.
- Clash axes. Pig–Snake; Ox–Goat.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Pig pairs with the Tiger; the Ox pairs with the Rat.
- Six harms. Ox and Horse; Pig and Monkey — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Ox and the Pig sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
Lunar years run 353 to 385 days, so the Pig ends up with 27 more days than the Ox over the 108-year table: 3,306 against 3,279. As a pairing, two positions apart, they make up 1.393% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
An Ox and a Pig can only be these numbers of years apart:
2
years apart
10
years apart
14
years apart
22
years apart
26
years apart
34
years apart
38
years apart
46
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Ox | Pig | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Ox 2021 | Earth Pig 2019 | 2 years apart |
| Earth Ox 2009 | Fire Pig 2007 | 2 years apart |
| Earth Ox 2009 | Earth Pig 2019 | 10 years apart |
| Fire Ox 1997 | Wood Pig 1995 | 2 years apart |
| Fire Ox 1997 | Fire Pig 2007 | 10 years apart |
| Wood Ox 1985 | Water Pig 1983 | 2 years apart |
| Wood Ox 1985 | Wood Pig 1995 | 10 years apart |
| Water Ox 1973 | Metal Pig 1971 | 2 years apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself an Ox or a Pig.
Ox
1961 · 1973 · 1985 · 1997 · 2009 · 2021Pig
1959 · 1971 · 1983 · 1995 · 2007 · 2019Cite this page
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