Chinese zodiac 1959
Year of the Earth Pig
8 February 1959 to 27 January 1960
Born in 1959? Your sign depends on the day
The animal changes at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January. In 1959 it falls on 8 February 1959.
- 8 February to 31 December 1959
- π Earth Pig
- and on to 27 Jan 1960
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The Earth Pig at a glance
Animal
π Pig
Said to be generous, easy-going, sincere.
Element
ε Yin Earth
Linked with stability and patience. Each element rules two years in a row.
Length
354 days
A regular year of twelve lunar months.
Other Pig years
The 60-year cycle
Animal and element line up again only every 60 years. The Earth Pig years nearest to this one are 1899 and 2019.
Who gets on with the Pig
Allies
Four years apart. The three animals of a trine are said to share a temperament.
Secret friend
One of six fixed pairs said to complement each other.
Opposite
Six years apart, directly across the wheel. Tradition calls this the hardest pairing.
Friction
One of six fixed pairs said to rub each other the wrong way.
Bonds come from each animal's position among the twelve, as tradition sets them. They describe the Pig sign in general, not any one person.
Dates are computed estimates from the Hong Kong Observatory's calendar tables, counted in China's time zone. Some traditions change the animal at the start of spring (around 4 February) instead of at Lunar New Year.