1931: Year of the Metal Goat
The 1931 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Metal Goat, and it runs from 17 February 1931 to 5 February 1932 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Goat 羊
- Element and polarity
- Yin Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Xin Wei 辛未
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1931, a person turns 95 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1931? You may be Horse, not Goat
Chinese New Year 1931 fell on 17 February 1931. Anyone born between 1 January 1931 and 16 February 1931 — a window of 47 days — belongs to the 1930 zodiac year, the Yang Metal Horse, and not to the Goat.
Check an exact birth date against the 17 February 1931 boundary.
Exact 1931 zodiac year dates
The 1931 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Goat years around 1931
| Goat year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | Yin Fire Goat | 13 February 1907 |
| 1919 | Yin Earth Goat | 1 February 1919 |
| 1943 | Yin Water Goat | 5 February 1943 |
| 1955 | Yin Wood Goat | 24 January 1955 |
| 1967 | Yin Fire Goat | 9 February 1967 |
The exact pairing 辛未 — Yin Metal Goat — returns only once every sixty years: 1991, 2051.