1947: Year of the Fire Pig
The 1947 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Fire Pig, and it runs from 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Pig 猪
- Element and polarity
- Yin Fire
- Gan-Zhi
- Ding Hai 丁亥
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1947, a person turns 79 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1947? You may be Dog, not Pig
Chinese New Year 1947 fell on 22 January 1947. Anyone born between 1 January 1947 and 21 January 1947 — a window of 21 days — belongs to the 1946 zodiac year, the Yang Fire Dog, and not to the Pig.
Check an exact birth date against the 22 January 1947 boundary.
Exact 1947 zodiac year dates
The 1947 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 1947
| Pig year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | Yin Metal Pig | 30 January 1911 |
| 1923 | Yin Water Pig | 16 February 1923 |
| 1935 | Yin Wood Pig | 4 February 1935 |
| 1959 | Yin Earth Pig | 8 February 1959 |
| 1971 | Yin Metal Pig | 27 January 1971 |
| 1983 | Yin Water Pig | 13 February 1983 |
The exact pairing 丁亥 — Yin Fire Pig — returns only once every sixty years: 2007, 2067.