1971: Year of the Metal Pig
The 1971 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Metal Pig, and it runs from 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Pig 猪
- Element and polarity
- Yin Metal
- Gan-Zhi
- Xin Hai 辛亥
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1971, a person turns 55 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1971? You may be Dog, not Pig
Chinese New Year 1971 fell on 27 January 1971. Anyone born between 1 January 1971 and 26 January 1971 — a window of 26 days — belongs to the 1970 zodiac year, the Yang Metal Dog, and not to the Pig.
Check an exact birth date against the 27 January 1971 boundary.
Exact 1971 zodiac year dates
The 1971 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 1971
| Pig year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Yin Wood Pig | 4 February 1935 |
| 1947 | Yin Fire Pig | 22 January 1947 |
| 1959 | Yin Earth Pig | 8 February 1959 |
| 1983 | Yin Water Pig | 13 February 1983 |
| 1995 | Yin Wood Pig | 31 January 1995 |
| 2007 | Yin Fire Pig | 18 February 2007 |
The exact pairing 辛亥 — Yin Metal Pig — returns only once every sixty years: 1911, 2031, 2091.