Chinese zodiac · 亥 Hai
Year of the Pig in the Chinese zodiac
The Pig (亥, Hai) is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — the Earthly Branch of the year pillar. The Year of the Pig returns every twelve years: here are all its years from 1924 to 2031 with the exact start of each, its five elements, its traditional image and how the 2027 year meets it. In English it is also called the Boar.
The branch 亥 at a glance
- Earthly Branch
- 亥 · Hai
- Phase
- Water · 水
- Polarity
- Yin
- Two-hour period
- 21:00–23:00
- Solar month
- from Li Dong (Start of Winter)
- Hidden stems
- 壬 Yang Water, 甲 Yang Wood
The traditional image of the Pig
The tradition pictures the Pig as generous, warm and easy-going, an image of plenty and of a well-kept home. Its branch opens winter, the last of the twelve before the cycle returns to the Rat.
How the tradition pictures the animal — a symbol, not a description of every person born in its years.
2027 and the Pig
2027 is the year of 丁未 Ding Wei — Yin Fire over the Goat. This is how the traditional tables read the bond between its branch 未 and the Pig’s branch 亥.
- three harmonies
Three harmonies (San He): 亥 and 未 belong to the same frame of Wood, completed by the Rabbit. The tradition reads it as affinity and cooperation.
This is how a traditional symbolic system describes two branches, not a forecast. In BaZi a year is read against all four pillars of a chart, not against the animal alone.
Chinese zodiac 2027: the year of the Goat →
Chinese zodiac compatibility chart: the twelve animals pair by pair →
Years of the Pig
A BaZi year runs from Li Chun to Li Chun, a lunar-calendar year from Chinese New Year to the eve of the next one. Times are China Standard Time (UTC+8); born close to Li Chun, check your exact birth moment in the calculator.
| Year | Stem | BaZi year (Li Chun to Li Chun) | Lunar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Yin Wood 乙亥 | 5 February 1935, 01:48 – 5 February 1936, 07:29 | 4 February 1935 – 23 January 1936 |
| 1947 | Yin Fire 丁亥 | 4 February 1947, 23:50 – 5 February 1948, 05:42 | 22 January 1947 – 9 February 1948 |
| 1959 | Yin Earth 己亥 | 4 February 1959, 21:42 – 5 February 1960, 03:23 | 8 February 1959 – 27 January 1960 |
| 1971 | Yin Metal 辛亥 | 4 February 1971, 19:25 – 5 February 1972, 01:20 | 27 January 1971 – 14 February 1972 |
| 1983 | Yin Water 癸亥 | 4 February 1983, 17:39 – 4 February 1984, 23:18 | 13 February 1983 – 1 February 1984 |
| 1995 | Yin Wood 乙亥 | 4 February 1995, 15:12 – 4 February 1996, 21:07 | 31 January 1995 – 18 February 1996 |
| 2007 | Yin Fire 丁亥 | 4 February 2007, 13:18 – 4 February 2008, 19:00 | 18 February 2007 – 6 February 2008 |
| 2019 | Yin Earth 己亥 | 4 February 2019, 11:14 – 4 February 2020, 17:03 | 5 February 2019 – 24 January 2020 |
| 2031 | Yin Metal 辛亥 | 4 February 2031, 08:58 – 4 February 2032, 14:48 | 23 January 2031 – 10 February 2032 |
The five Pig years
Every Pig year pairs the branch 亥 with one of five Heavenly Stems of the same polarity, so each pairing of the Pig with an element returns every sixty years.
- WoodYin Wood · 乙亥 Yi Hai1935, 1995
- FireYin Fire · 丁亥 Ding Hai1947, 2007
- EarthYin Earth · 己亥 Ji Hai1959, 2019
- MetalYin Metal · 辛亥 Xin Hai1971, 2031
- WaterYin Water · 癸亥 Gui Hai1983
The animal is one sign of eight
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