Born in 1995: the Pig

1995 is a yin year, a Wood Pig. In the traditional calendar it carries the two-part name 乙亥 (yǐhài), year 12 of the 60-year cycle. The Wood element adds a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous streak to the Pig's base character (generous, easy-going, diligent), and this is the quieter, more reflective half of the cycle.

The 1995 lunar year ran from January 31, 1995 up to the day before Chinese New Year 1996 (February 19, 1996). If you were born on or after January 31, 1995 you are a Pig; if you were born earlier in 1995, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Dog. Someone born in 1995 turns 31 in 2026 (or 30 until their birthday for the year).

Calendar note: 1995's Chinese New Year fell on a Tuesday, and that lunar year ran 384 days — a long, 13-month year with an inserted leap month.

What the Wood element adds

Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.

The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Wood Pig year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1995 was 1935, and the next is 2055. People born in it are said to combine generous and easy-going with the element's cooperative nature. Every Pig year is yin (the quieter, inward type). See the Wood element and the full Wood Pig profile.

1995 at a glance

Animal	🐖 Pig (猪)
Element	Wood
Yin or yang	yin
Traditional year name	乙亥 (yǐhài)
Place in the 60-year cycle	12 of 60
Zodiac year runs	January 31, 1995 to February 18, 1996
Age in 2026	30–31
Traditional best match	Tiger
Traditional hardest match	Snake
Lucky numbers	2, 5, 8
Lucky colors	yellow, gray, brown, gold

Pig compatibility

In the traditional chart, a 1995 Pig gets on best with the Tiger (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rabbit and Goat. The hardest pairing is the Snake, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Pig compatibility table.

Where a birthday around 1995 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 1995 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to January 30, 1995	Dog (the 1994 year)
January 31, 1995 to December 31, 1995	Pig
January 1, 1996 to February 18, 1996	Pig (still the 1995 year)
February 19, 1996 onward	Rat (the 1996 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 1995 Pig

The next own-sign year for someone born in 1995 is 2031, around age 36, then 2043, around age 48. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián. Despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.

The element pair: 1995 and 1994

Wood years come in pairs. 1995 is the yin year and 1994 is the yang year, the Dog. So a 1995 Pig and a 1994 Dog share an element and sit one year apart in the cycle. The traditional chart rates the Pig and Dog pairing as moderate: it has no special bond or conflict, so how well it goes depends on the two people more than on the calendar. See the Pig and Dog pairing.

Other Pig years

1935 1947 1959 1971 1983 2007 2019 2031 2043

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What a Wood year changes for the Pig

Talking. In conversation, a Wood Pig leans further into action, saying yes before thinking it all the way through, which is the main way 1995's version differs from the same animal born under another element.

Work. Wood softens and adds patience to the Pig's usual working style, so a 1995 Pig tends to run things with more willingness to cooperate than most. The kind of work the sign suits stays the same; the element changes how the job gets done.

Love. Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation, so in a relationship a Wood Pig shows affection through steady cooperation over time.

For the sign as a whole (how the Pig communicates, works and loves in every element) see the Pig profile. This page covers what is different about 1995.

Known Pigs

Well-known Pigs — sharing the animal though not this exact 1995 birth year or Wood element — include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Ricky Martin. None of the people listed here were born in the 1995 lunar year, but they're commonly cited as examples of the Pig's generous streak.