Begins January 23, 2031 · 384 days long
2031: year of the Metal Pig
The Pig year starts on January 23, not on January 1 — so anyone born in 2031 before that date is a Dog.
- Opening new moon
- Jan 23, 2031 4:31 AM UTC
- In Beijing
- 12:31 PM Thu, Jan 23 · sets the date
- Year of the Pig
- 384 days 13 lunar months, one of them leap
- It ends
- Feb 11, 2032 6:24 AM UTC
New moons: NASA JPL DE440. New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory.
Exact times
Chinese New Year 2031: the new moon in your city
The Metal Pig year opens with the new moon at 4:31 AM UTC on January 23, 2031 — 12:31 PM on January 23 in Beijing, the time the calendar reckons by, and 11:31 PM on January 22 in New York, 4:31 AM on January 23 in London and 3:31 PM on January 23 in Sydney.
| City | New moon that opens the year |
|---|---|
| UTC | Thu, Jan 23, 2031 |
| Honolulu United States | 6:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−10 |
| Anchorage United States | 7:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−9 |
| Los Angeles United States | 8:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−8 |
| Phoenix United States | 9:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 9:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−7 |
| Chicago United States | 10:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−6 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 10:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 11:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−5 |
| Toronto Canada | 11:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−5 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 11:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 11:31 PM Wed, Jan 22, 2031 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 12:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC−4 |
| Santiago Chile | 1:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC−3 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 1:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 1:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 4:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC |
| London United Kingdom | 4:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC |
| Lagos Nigeria | 5:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 5:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 5:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 6:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 6:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 6:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 7:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 7:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 7:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 8:01 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 8:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 9:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+5 |
| New Delhi India | 10:01 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+5:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 10:16 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+5:45 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 10:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+6 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 11:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 11:31 AM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+7 |
| Singapore | 12:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+8 |
| Beijing China | 12:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+8 |
| Manila Philippines | 12:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+8 |
| Perth Australia | 12:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 1:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 1:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 3:01 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+10:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 2:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 3:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+11 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 5:31 PM Thu, Jan 23, 2031 · UTC+13 |
New moon: JPL DE440 (Swiss Ephemeris within 8 s); 2031 date as in the Hong Kong Observatory calendar. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
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Personality
The Metal Pig personality
Anyone born from January 23, 2031 through February 10, 2032 is a Metal Pig: the yin metal stem 辛 over the 亥 branch.
Metal feeds the Pig's own Water in the five-element cycle, so this Pig is the best supported of the five. Metal brings discipline, resolve and sharp edges — traditionally the most determined version, and the least willing to bend.
Stem and branch
2031 is 辛亥 (Xīnhài)
Na yin — the sounding element
Gold of Hairpins and Bracelets 釵釧金
Metal made into jewelry. Readings give these years refinement, taste and personal value — worth expressed through beauty and care rather than force.
2031 therefore carries metal from its stem and metal from its na yin — the same element twice. What na yin is →
Li Chun inside the year
A double spring year
The two Li Chun dates around it are February 4, 2031 and February 4, 2032, Beijing time. The Pig year spans January 23, 2031 to February 10, 2032, so both dates sit inside it: a double spring year (双春). What double spring and blind years mean →
Who clashes with a 2031 Pig
The 亥 branch puts a 2031 Pig opposite the Snake on the wheel, the traditional clash; the nearest Snake year after it is 2037. Its harmony partner is the Tiger, due 3 years later, in 2034. How the Pig and Snake get on →
If you were born in 2031
- Born January 1 – January 22, 2031: a Metal Dog, the animal of 2030.
- Born January 23, 2031 or later in the year: a Metal Pig.
Only the first 22 days of 2031 belong to the Dog, yet a year-only calculator still calls them Pigs. Those dates hold 5.8% of US births (SSA, 2000–2014). Check your exact date →
The Pig across the cycle
The animal returns every 12 years but the element every 60, so each of these years is a different Pig.
The lunar calendar of 2031
Why 384 days, and not 365
2031 repeats its third month: the leap month 闰三月 runs from April 22 to May 20 and stretches the year to 384 days. Seven of the 13 months have 30 days.
The 30-day months are the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th.
Festival dates in the 2031 lunar year
| Festival | Lunar date | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lantern Festival 元宵节 | first month, day 15 | Thu, Feb 6, 2031 |
| Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 | fifth month, day 5 | Tue, Jun 24, 2031 |
| Qixi, the Double Seventh 七夕 | seventh month, day 7 | Sun, Aug 24, 2031 |
| Ghost Festival 中元节 | seventh month, day 15 | Mon, Sep 1, 2031 |
| Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | eighth month, day 15 | Wed, Oct 1, 2031 |
| Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 | ninth month, day 9 | Fri, Oct 24, 2031 |
| Winter solstice 冬至 | solar term, Sun at 270° | Mon, Dec 22, 2031 |
| Laba Festival 腊八节 | twelfth month, day 8 | Tue, Jan 20, 2032 |
The year's first full moon arrives at 8:46 PM on February 7, the day after the Lantern Festival. This time the calendar and the sky agree: the Moon is exactly full on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, at 2:57 AM Beijing time on October 1.
Dates follow Beijing time (UTC+8), the reference clock of the Chinese calendar. Why lunar years differ in length →
Lunar years around 2031
Lengths differ because a leap month is inserted every two or three years. This is what makes the new year date jump rather than drift.
Only four of the 110 new years in the table fall earlier in the calendar than January 23. Four other years share the date. Twelve years earlier, 2019 began on February 5 — marked in lavender with the other Pig years.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Chinese Horoscope 2031: Zodiac Year of the Metal Pig.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/chinese-horoscope/year/2031/
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