Chinese Zodiac · 亥 · 豬
Year of the Pig
Sincere, generous and easygoing
In 2027 (丁未, Fire Goat)
2027 · the Fire Goat year →2027 is a 丁未 year: fire (丁) over earth (未).
The Pig's branch, hour and season
- Earthly Branch
- 亥 · YinWater
- Double hour
- 亥時 · 21:00–23:00
- Solar month
- 亥月 · 立冬 → 大雪 (about November 7 to December 7)
- Season
- Winter
- Hidden stems (藏干)
- 壬 甲
- Direction
- 330° on the compass (子 is due north)
These correspondences belong to the branch itself, so they are the same in every Year of the Pig. The same branch also names an hour of the day and a solar month, which is how it appears in the hour and month pillars of a BaZi chart.
Traditional matches
古籍
From the classics
Wang Chong's Lùn Héng (1st century AD) is the earliest text that pairs each Earthly Branch with its animal.
亥水也，其禽豕也。Hai is water; its creature is the pig.
iching.tools translation (from the Chinese)
The classical Chinese is the authoritative text. Translations are iching.tools' own from the Chinese unless another translator is named; several attributions are traditional rather than historical (託名).
Years of the Pig
Each year begins at the Start of Spring (立春), around 4 February. Born before that moment? You belong to the previous animal. Ages count from the year listed; someone born the following January, before 立春, is a year younger.
| Year | Pillar | Element | Starts (Start of Spring, Beijing time) | Age in 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 乙亥 | Wood Pig | 1935-02-05 01:48 | 91 (虛歲 92) |
| 1947 | 丁亥 | Fire Pig | 1947-02-04 23:50 | 79 (虛歲 80) |
| 1959 | 己亥 | Earth Pig | 1959-02-04 21:42 | 67 (虛歲 68) |
| 1971 | 辛亥 | Metal Pig | 1971-02-04 19:25 | 55 (虛歲 56) |
| 1983 | 癸亥 | Water Pig | 1983-02-04 17:39 | 43 (虛歲 44) |
| 1995 | 乙亥 | Wood Pig | 1995-02-04 15:12 | 31 (虛歲 32) |
| 2007 | 丁亥 | Fire Pig | 2007-02-04 13:18 | 19 (虛歲 20) |
| 2019 | 己亥 | Earth Pig | 2019-02-04 11:14 | 7 (虛歲 8) |
| 2031 | 辛亥 | Metal Pig | 2031-02-04 08:58 | — |
| 2043 | 癸亥 | Water Pig | 2043-02-04 06:58 | — |
Year of the Pig: common questions
- How old are people born in the Year of the Pig?
- In 2026: 7 if born in 2019 (虛歲 8), 19 if born in 2007 (虛歲 20), 31 if born in 1995 (虛歲 32), 43 if born in 1983 (虛歲 44), 55 if born in 1971 (虛歲 56), and 67 if born in 1959 (虛歲 68). 虛歲 is the traditional Chinese count, in which a baby is one at birth and everyone gains a year together at New Year.
- Which years are Years of the Pig?
- Recent Years of the Pig are 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, and 2019. Each begins at 立春 (Start of Spring, around 4 February), not on 1 January or at Chinese New Year.
- Which signs go well with the Pig?
- By the traditional branch relations, the Pig's Six Harmony (六合) partner is the Tiger, and it forms a Three Harmony (三合) group with the Rabbit and Goat. Its opposite (六沖) is the Snake; tradition reads that as contrasting rhythms rather than a bad match.
- Does the Pig offend Tai Sui in 2027?
- No. In 2027 the Pig is in harmony with the year branch 未 (Three Harmony), which tradition reads as a smooth year.
- I was born in January or early February. Am I a Pig?
- Only if you were born after 立春 (Start of Spring, about 4 February) of a Year of the Pig. Someone born in January, or in February before 立春, belongs to the previous sign, the Dog. The zodiac calculator checks your birth against the exact 立春 instant.