2031: Year of the Metal Pig
The 2031 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Metal Pig, and it runs from 23 January 2031 to 10 February 2032 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Pig 猪
- Element and polarity
- Yin Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Xin Hai 辛亥
- Age this zodiac year
- 5 years from now
Born early in 2031? You may be Dog, not Pig
Chinese New Year 2031 fell on 23 January 2031. Anyone born between 1 January 2031 and 22 January 2031 — a window of 22 days — belongs to the 2030 zodiac year, the Yang Metal Dog, and not to the Pig.
Check an exact birth date against the 23 January 2031 boundary.
Exact 2031 zodiac year dates
The 2031 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 2031
| Pig year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Yin Wood Pig | 31 January 1995 |
| 2007 | Yin Fire Pig | 18 February 2007 |
| 2019 | Yin Earth Pig | 5 February 2019 |
| 2043 | Yin Water Pig | 10 February 2043 |
| 2055 | Yin Wood Pig | 28 January 2055 |
| 2067 | Yin Fire Pig | 14 February 2067 |
The exact pairing 辛亥 — Yin Metal Pig — returns only once every sixty years: 1911, 1971, 2091.