In love
In love the Pig is warm, affectionate and sensual, and gives a great deal to a partner. It suits someone who will not take advantage of that generosity and who shares its enjoyment of everyday pleasures.
Animal 12 of 12 · Water · Yin
Chinese zodiac Pig
The Pig is the twelfth animal of the Chinese zodiac — water, yin. Its traditional traits are generosity, appetite and unguarded good faith.
- Element
- Water
- Polarity
- Yin
- Hours
- 9–11 PM
- Lucky numbers
- 2, 5, 8
Character
Pig personality
The Pig is the last animal of the cycle, and tradition gives it the qualities of completion: generosity, sincerity, warmth and an easy-going love of life. Pigs are kind, honest and diligent, they enjoy comfort and good company, and they tend to see the best in people.
That trust is also their weakness. Pigs can be naive, overly trusting and indulgent, and they may avoid conflict until it is too late. They are slow to anger, but once pushed too far they are hard to move.
- Strength. Genuinely kind and hard to provoke. Gives without keeping a ledger.
- Friction. Trusts too readily and indulges too easily.
Traits
Sincere Generous Gullible Easygoing IndulgentSeasonWinter
MonthNovember
Lucky colorsyellow, gray, brown
Each animal also governs two hours of the day — the Pig holds 9–11 PM. Someone born in those hours is said to carry the Pig as an inner sign regardless of their year.
Work and money
Pigs do well in hospitality, food, entertainment, charity, retail and finance — work where people matter. With money they enjoy comfort and are traditionally lucky, though not always careful.
Health and pace
The traditional warning is indulgence: rich food, late nights and too much of a good thing. Moderation is the usual advice.
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Primary source
The pig in a Chinese text of about AD 80
“Hai goes with water, its animal being the boar.”
Wang Chong, Lun-hêng, “The Nature of Things”, translated by Alfred Forke, Lun-hêng, Part I: Philosophical Essays of Wang Chʻung (1907), pp. 105–106 — read the original text.
Wang Chong already pairs the earthly branches with the animals still used today — and lists them to argue against the idea that animals fight because of their elements. The sheep of his text is the goat of the modern zodiac, the boar its pig.
Pig years
| Year | Element | New year began |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Fire Pig | January 22 |
| 1959 | Earth Pig | February 8 |
| 1971 | Metal Pig | January 27 |
| 1983 | Water Pig | February 13 |
| 1995 | Wood Pig | January 31 |
| 2007 | Fire Pig | February 18 |
| 2019 | Earth Pig | February 5 |
| 2031 | Metal Pig | January 23 |
Born in January or early February of one of these years? Check the new year date — you may belong to the previous animal.
The 9 Pig years in the table began as early as January 22 1947 and as late as February 18 2007 — a window of 27 days. Anyone born in 2007 before February 18 is still a Dog.
The five Pigs
The Pig's own fixed element is Water. The element of the year interacts with it differently each time, which is what separates the five versions — and why the cycle runs sixty years.
| Version | Years | Relation to Water |
|---|---|---|
| Wood Pig | 1935, 1995 | Drains it — productive but costly |
| Fire Pig | 1947, 2007 | Dominated by it — most forceful |
| Earth Pig | 1959, 2019 | Controls it — most restrained |
| Metal Pig | 1971, 2031 | Feeds it — best supported |
| Water Pig | 1983, 2043 | Doubled — strongest expression |
Calculated from the lunar calendar
Not every Pig year is the same length
The 9 Pig years from 1935 to 2031 last anywhere from 354 to 384 days, so the window for being born under the sign is wider in some years than in others. Four of them have a thirteenth, leap month.
| Year | From | To | Days | Lunar months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Feb 4, 1935 | Jan 23, 1936 | 354 | 12 |
| 1947 | Jan 22, 1947 | Feb 9, 1948 | 384 | 13 — leap year |
| 1959 | Feb 8, 1959 | Jan 27, 1960 | 354 | 12 |
| 1971 | Jan 27, 1971 | Feb 14, 1972 | 384 | 13 — leap year |
| 1983 | Feb 13, 1983 | Feb 1, 1984 | 354 | 12 |
| 1995 | Jan 31, 1995 | Feb 18, 1996 | 384 | 13 — leap year |
| 2007 | Feb 18, 2007 | Feb 6, 2008 | 354 | 12 |
| 2019 | Feb 5, 2019 | Jan 24, 2020 | 354 | 12 |
| 2031 | Jan 23, 2031 | Feb 10, 2032 | 384 | 13 — leap year |
Average length
367.3 days
Longest
1947 — 384 days
Shortest
1935 — 354 days
Difference
30 days
Why some years get a leap month: the calendar adds one seven times every nineteen years to stay in step with the seasons. How the lunar year is built →
The next Pig year is 2031
By tradition a Pig treads carefully in its own year rather than celebrating it. Why your own animal's year is considered unlucky.
Pig compatibility
| With | Relation | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbit | Trine — natural allies | 90% |
| Goat | Trine — natural allies | 90% |
| Tiger | Six harmonies — secret friends | 88% |
| Pig | Same sign | 72% |
| Rat | Neutral | 68% |
| Ox | Neutral | 68% |
| Dragon | Neutral | 68% |
| Horse | Neutral | 68% |
| Rooster | Neutral | 68% |
| Dog | Neutral | 68% |
| Monkey | Six harms | 55% |
| Snake | Clash | 45% |
Sources
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