Year of the Pig 猪

The Pig is sign 12 of the twelve-animal Chinese zodiac cycle. Recent and upcoming Pig years include 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031 — but remember the animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on January 1, so January and early-February birthdays may belong to the previous sign.

Pig years

Between 1940 and 2035 the Year of the Pig falls in: 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031. Each of those years also carries an element from the ten-year Heavenly Stem cycle, so no two Pig years in a row are quite the same flavour — a full animal-and-element combination repeats only every 60 years. Check any single year, for example born in 2019, for its exact pairing.

Pig personality

Generous, sincere and devoted to the good things in life, the Pig works hard, hosts well and trusts people until given a reason not to. Pigs are diligent earners and famously good company at a table.

Lucky numbers and colours

In the tradition this site follows, the Pig's lucky numbers are 2 and 5 and 8 and its lucky colours are yellow, grey, brown. Treat these as the fun part of the reading — a nudge for a jersey number or a notebook colour, not a strategy.

Pig compatibility

Traditionally warm matches with Rabbit and Goat, and steady with Tiger. Snake, the opposite sign, may find the Pig too trusting. You can test any pairing on the 12×12 compatibility matrix.

Famous Pigs

Well-known people born in a Year of the Pig include Alfred Hitchcock (born 1899) and Dua Lipa (born 1995) — listed by birth year only, which is all the zodiac claims about them.

Not sure if you're a Pig?

Birthdays near Lunar New Year are the classic trap. Use the finder on the homepage with your exact birth date, or check the New Year dates table for your year.

Explore the other animals

Zodiac Sign Finder is for entertainment. Astrology is a tradition of stories and symbols, not a science — enjoy your reading the way you'd enjoy a fortune cookie: lightly.