Born in 2031: the Pig

2031 is a yin year, a Metal Pig. In the traditional calendar it carries the two-part name 辛亥 (xīnhài), year 48 of the 60-year cycle. The Metal element adds a determined, disciplined and self-reliant streak to the Pig's base character (generous, easy-going, diligent), and this is the quieter, more reflective half of the cycle.

The 2031 lunar year runs from January 23, 2031 up to the day before Chinese New Year 2032 (February 11, 2032). Anyone born on or after January 23, 2031 will be a Pig; a baby born earlier in 2031 belongs to the previous year's sign, the Dog.

Calendar note: 2031's Chinese New Year falls on a Thursday, and that lunar year will run 384 days — a long, 13-month year with an inserted leap month.

What the Metal element adds

Metal is the element of autumn, structure and resolve. A Metal year sharpens focus and independence: a Metal animal knows what it wants and pursues it directly, sometimes at the cost of flexibility.

The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Metal Pig year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 2031 was 1971, and the next is 2091. People born in it are said to combine generous and easy-going with the element's determined nature. Every Pig year is yin (the quieter, inward type). See the Metal element and the full Metal Pig profile.

2031 at a glance

Animal	🐖 Pig (猪)
Element	Metal
Yin or yang	yin
Traditional year name	辛亥 (xīnhài)
Place in the 60-year cycle	48 of 60
Zodiac year runs	January 23, 2031 to February 10, 2032
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 2031 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 2031 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 2031 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to January 22, 2031	Dog (the 2030 year)
January 23, 2031 to December 31, 2031	Pig
January 1, 2032 to February 10, 2032	Pig (still the 2031 year)
February 11, 2032 onward	Rat (the 2032 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 2031 Pig

Someone born in 2031 reaches their first own-sign year at 12, in 2043, and again in 2055. 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: 2031 and 2030

Metal years come in pairs. 2031 is the yin year and 2030 is the yang year, the Dog. So a 2031 Pig and a 2030 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 1995 2007 2019 2043

Full Pig personality profile →   Pig compatibility with every sign →

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What a Metal year changes for the Pig

Talking. In conversation, a Metal Pig gets more guarded about it, saying less than it's actually thinking, which is the main way 2031's version differs from the same animal born under another element.

Work. Metal sharpens and hardens the Pig's usual working style, so a 2031 Pig tends to run things with a sharper, less negotiable edge than most. The kind of work the sign suits stays the same; the element changes how the job gets done.

Love. Metal is the element of autumn, structure and resolve, so in a relationship a Metal Pig shows affection through direct, no-nonsense gestures.

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 2031.

Known Pigs

Well-known Pigs — sharing the animal though not this exact 2031 birth year or Metal element — include Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hillary Clinton, Elton John, Ricky Martin. None of the people listed here were born in the 2031 lunar year, but they're commonly cited as examples of the Pig's generous streak.