1995: Year of the Wood Pig
The 1995 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Wood Pig, and it runs from 31 January 1995 to 18 February 1996 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Pig 猪
- Element and polarity
- Yin Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Yi Hai 乙亥
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1995, a person turns 31 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1995? You may be Dog, not Pig
Chinese New Year 1995 fell on 31 January 1995. Anyone born between 1 January 1995 and 30 January 1995 — a window of 30 days — belongs to the 1994 zodiac year, the Yang Wood Dog, and not to the Pig.
Check an exact birth date against the 31 January 1995 boundary.
Exact 1995 zodiac year dates
The 1995 lunar year carried a leap month, stretching it to 384 days — which is why the following Chinese New Year falls comparatively late.
Other Pig years around 1995
| Pig year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Yin Earth Pig | 8 February 1959 |
| 1971 | Yin Metal Pig | 27 January 1971 |
| 1983 | Yin Water Pig | 13 February 1983 |
| 2007 | Yin Fire Pig | 18 February 2007 |
| 2019 | Yin Earth Pig | 5 February 2019 |
| 2031 | Yin Metal Pig | 23 January 2031 |
The exact pairing 乙亥 — Yin Wood Pig — returns only once every sixty years: 1935, 2055.