Pig and Rat in love
Warm and companionable, with good humor. The Rat must not exploit the Pig's trust.
Neutral
Pig and Rat Compatibility
Pig and Rat compatibility: they sit 1 apart in the twelve-year cycle, a pairing the tradition classes as “Neutral”. We score it 68%.
- Relation
- Neutral no classical relation
- Steps apart
- 1 in the twelve-year cycle
- Next Pig year
- 2031 starts Jan 23, 2031
- Next Rat year
- 2032 starts Feb 11, 2032
New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory calendar.
Neutral
68%
Are the Pig and Rat compatible?
Neighbors on the wheel who often get along well. The Rat is clever, thrifty and sociable; the Pig is generous, trusting and relaxed. The Rat can help the Pig manage money, and the Pig helps the Rat enjoy life.
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Working together
The Rat handles strategy and finance, the Pig handles goodwill.
Where it goes wrong
Different attitudes to spending and saving.
Over time
How a Pig–Rat relationship usually unfolds
- At first. The Rat's wit and the Pig's warmth make an easy, companionable start.
- Once settled. A cheerful household; money is the main difference, with the Rat saving and the Pig sharing.
- What keeps it working. The Rat never exploiting the Pig's trust, and both agreeing on a budget.
Fixed elements
Water Pig, water Rat
generating · controlling
The Pig and the Rat carry the same fixed element, water — no generating or controlling arrow runs between them, and tradition reads that as kinship of temperament.
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 Pig and the Rat sit on the wheel
- Pig–Rat, 1 step apart: no classical relation, and both carry water as their fixed element.
- San He triangles. Rat with the Dragon and the Monkey (dashed); Pig with the Rabbit and the Goat.
- Clash axes. Rat–Horse; Pig–Snake.
- Secret friends. In the Liu He list the Rat pairs with the Ox; the Pig pairs with the Tiger.
- Six harms. Pig and Monkey; Rat and Goat — not drawn.
Computed from 108 years of real lunar new year dates
The arithmetic behind this pairing
How the Pig and the Rat sit on the cycle, and the share of the century each one actually holds.
The 108-year table gives the Pig and the Rat almost the same number of days, 3,306 and 3,306; one position apart, they make up 1.404% of all pairings.
Possible age gaps — fixed by the cycle
A Pig and a Rat can only be these numbers of years apart:
1
year apart
11
years apart
13
years apart
23
years apart
25
years apart
35
years apart
37
years apart
47
years apart
Recent birth-year combinations
| Pig | Rat | Gap |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Pig 2019 | Earth Rat 2008 | 11 years apart |
| Earth Pig 2019 | Metal Rat 2020 | 1 year apart |
| Fire Pig 2007 | Fire Rat 1996 | 11 years apart |
| Fire Pig 2007 | Earth Rat 2008 | 1 year apart |
| Wood Pig 1995 | Wood Rat 1984 | 11 years apart |
| Wood Pig 1995 | Fire Rat 1996 | 1 year apart |
| Water Pig 1983 | Water Rat 1972 | 11 years apart |
| Water Pig 1983 | Wood Rat 1984 | 1 year apart |
Birth years for this pairing
Born in January or early February? Check the date before counting yourself a Pig or a Rat.
Pig
1959 · 1971 · 1983 · 1995 · 2007 · 2019Rat
1960 · 1972 · 1984 · 1996 · 2008 · 2020Cite this page
AstroHot. “Pig and Rat Compatibility in the Chinese Zodiac.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/chinese-horoscope/compatibility/pig/rat/
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