Chinese zodiac · 亥 Hài
Year of the Pig
The Pig is the twelfth of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac, the animal of the earthly branch Hài. Each Pig year starts at Lì Chūn, the Start of Spring, around February 4, not on January 1.
At a glance
- In Chinese
- 猪 (zhū); the branch 亥 (hài)
- Pig years
- 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031, 2043
- Next Pig year
- 2031, from Lì Chūn at 8:58 am on February 4, Beijing time (Lunar New Year: January 23, 2031)
- The branch's own element
- Water
- Pig hour
- 9 pm to 11 pm, by the sun
- Pig month
- From 立冬 (Start of Winter), about November 7, to 大雪 (Great Snow), about December 7
- Matches in tradition
- Six combination: Tiger (寅). Three harmony: Rabbit (卯) and Goat (未).
- Clash in tradition
- Snake (巳)
- 2027 almanac lists
- Combines with the Goat: Wood three-harmony (三合)
Every Pig year, with exact dates
| Year | Name | By Lunar New Year | By Lì Chūn (Beijing time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 乙亥, Wood Pig | 4 Feb 1935 to 23 Jan 1936 | 5 Feb 1935, 1:48 am to 5 Feb 1936, 7:29 am |
| 1947 | 丁亥, Fire Pig | 22 Jan 1947 to 9 Feb 1948 | 4 Feb 1947, 11:50 pm to 5 Feb 1948, 5:42 am |
| 1959 | 己亥, Earth Pig | 8 Feb 1959 to 27 Jan 1960 | 4 Feb 1959, 9:42 pm to 5 Feb 1960, 3:23 am |
| 1971 | 辛亥, Metal Pig | 27 Jan 1971 to 14 Feb 1972 | 4 Feb 1971, 7:26 pm to 5 Feb 1972, 1:19 am |
| 1983 | 癸亥, Water Pig | 13 Feb 1983 to 1 Feb 1984 | 4 Feb 1983, 5:39 pm to 4 Feb 1984, 11:18 pm |
| 1995 | 乙亥, Wood Pig | 31 Jan 1995 to 18 Feb 1996 | 4 Feb 1995, 3:13 pm to 4 Feb 1996, 9:08 pm |
| 2007 | 丁亥, Fire Pig | 18 Feb 2007 to 6 Feb 2008 | 4 Feb 2007, 1:18 pm to 4 Feb 2008, 7:00 pm |
| 2019 | 己亥, Earth Pig | 5 Feb 2019 to 24 Jan 2020 | 4 Feb 2019, 11:14 am to 4 Feb 2020, 5:03 pm |
| 2031 | 辛亥, Metal Pig | 23 Jan 2031 to 10 Feb 2032 | 4 Feb 2031, 8:58 am to 4 Feb 2032, 2:49 pm |
| 2043 | 癸亥, Water Pig | 10 Feb 2043 to 29 Jan 2044 | 4 Feb 2043, 6:58 am to 4 Feb 2044, 12:44 pm |
Take a made-up birth on February 5, 2007. Lì Chūn had come at 1:18 pm on February 4, Beijing time, so in BaZi that baby is a Pig. Lunar New Year didn't come until February 18, 2007, so many zodiac calendars still say a Dog. Both answers are in use; this site counts from Lì Chūn.
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The Pig's five elements
Wood Pig, 乙亥: 1935, 1995. Na Yin: Mountaintop Fire (山头火).
Fire Pig, 丁亥: 1947, 2007. Na Yin: Rooftop Earth (屋上土).
Earth Pig, 己亥: 1959, 2019. Na Yin: Level-Ground Wood (平地木).
Metal Pig, 辛亥: 1971, 2031. Na Yin: Hairpin Metal (钗钏金).
Water Pig, 癸亥: 1983, 2043. Na Yin: Great Ocean Water (大海水).
The element comes from the year's heavenly stem, so it changes every two years and comes back every ten. The Na Yin is a second element that tradition gives each of the sixty pairs.
The Pig in folk tradition
In the folk tale of the great race, the Pig feasted and rested halfway through the race, and came in last, in twelfth place.
Popular lore describes people born in a Pig year as patient, practical and quiet.
These are folk descriptions, not facts about anyone born in a Pig year.
Pig compatibility in tradition: matches and clashes
Six combination (六合) with the Tiger (寅): each branch has one partner of this kind.
Three harmony (三合) with the Rabbit (卯) and the Goat (未): together, the three make the Wood trio.
Clash (冲) with the Snake (巳): the branch opposite on the circle of twelve.
Harm (害) with the Monkey (申); punishment (刑) with itself (自刑); break (破) with the Tiger (寅).
These are relations between two year branches, one character of eight in each chart. They're tradition, not a verdict on a couple. A full comparison reads both whole charts.
The Pig in 2027
2027 is a Fire Goat year, 丁未, from Lì Chūn on February 4, 2027.
- The 2027 almanac's two lists: Tai Sui, and combining with the year
- Combines with the Goat: Wood three-harmony (三合)
These two lists are printed here as the almanac gives them, with no verdict attached: being on either one, or on neither, says nothing about how the year goes.
The other animals
Sources
MiraCosta College Library, China Culture, China Daily (2013), China Daily (2015), China Daily (2023)
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Last updated: 2026-11-13