Chinese Zodiac Calculator

2019 Chinese Zodiac: Earth Pig

People born in 2019 are Yin Earth Pigs, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.

Quick answer

The 2019 zodiac year ran from February 5, 2019 to January 24, 2020. If you were born on or after February 5, 2019, your sign is the Earth Pig. If you were born earlier in 2019, you belong to the Earth Dog of 2018.

Earth Pig personality

Generous, warm-hearted and easy-going.

The Pig, or Boar, is the twelfth and last animal of the zodiac and stands for generosity, abundance and enjoyment of life. Pigs are warm, sincere and sociable, with a love of good food and company.

Earth years add stability, practicality and loyalty. Earth people tend to be dependable, patient and grounded.

Strengths: Generous and kind, Sincere, Optimistic, Hard-working when motivated, Good-humored. Watch for: Naive, Overindulgent, Too trusting, Conflict-averse, Can be materialistic.

Read the full Pig guide for love, career and compatibility.

Born early in 2019?

The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2019, Chinese New Year fell on February 5, 2019. Anyone born before that date is a Earth Dog instead. See the Dog guide.

2019 zodiac year facts

  • Chinese New Year 2019 fell on a Tuesday, February 5, 2019.
  • The Pig year lasted 354 days, slightly shorter than a calendar year.
  • Anyone born in the first 35 days of 2019 (January 1 to February 5, 2019) belongs to the previous sign.
  • People born in 2019 turn 7 or 6 during 2026, depending on their birthday.
  • The same Earth Pig combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1959.

Other Pig years: 1995, 2007, 2031. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.

YearSign
2015Yin Wood Goat
2016Yang Fire Monkey
2017Yin Fire Rooster
2018Yang Earth Dog
2019Yin Earth Pig
2020Yang Metal Rat
2021Yin Metal Ox
2022Yang Water Tiger
2023Yin Water Rabbit

Pig compatibility

The Pig is traditionally most harmonious with Rabbit and Goat, and tends to clash with the Snake.

Near 2019, the Pig's harmonious partners were born in: Rabbit: 2023; Goat: 2015.

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