1959: Year of the Earth Pig
The 1959 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Earth Pig, and it runs from 8 February 1959 to 27 January 1960 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Pig 猪
- Element and polarity
- Yin Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Ji Hai 己亥
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1959, a person turns 67 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1959? You may be Dog, not Pig
Chinese New Year 1959 fell on 8 February 1959. Anyone born between 1 January 1959 and 7 February 1959 — a window of 38 days — belongs to the 1958 zodiac year, the Yang Earth Dog, and not to the Pig.
Check an exact birth date against the 8 February 1959 boundary.
Exact 1959 zodiac year dates
The 1959 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Pig years around 1959
| Pig year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Yin Water Pig | 16 February 1923 |
| 1935 | Yin Wood Pig | 4 February 1935 |
| 1947 | Yin Fire Pig | 22 January 1947 |
| 1971 | Yin Metal Pig | 27 January 1971 |
| 1983 | Yin Water Pig | 13 February 1983 |
| 1995 | Yin Wood Pig | 31 January 1995 |
The exact pairing 己亥 — Yin Earth Pig — returns only once every sixty years: 2019, 2079.