2031 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Pig
People born in 2031 are Yin Metal Pigs, with one important exception: the first weeks of the year.
Quick answer
The 2031 zodiac year ran from January 23, 2031 to February 10, 2032. If you were born on or after January 23, 2031, your sign is the Metal Pig. If you were born earlier in 2031, you belong to the Metal Dog of 2030.
Metal 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.
Metal years add determination, discipline and focus. Metal people tend to be organized, ambitious and self-reliant.
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 2031?
The Chinese zodiac follows the lunisolar calendar, so a January or February birth often belongs to the previous animal. In 2031, Chinese New Year fell on January 23, 2031. Anyone born before that date is a Metal Dog instead. See the Dog guide.
2031 zodiac year facts
- Chinese New Year 2031 fell on a Thursday, January 23, 2031.
- The Pig year lasted 384 days, longer than a calendar year because the lunisolar calendar added a leap month.
- Anyone born in the first 22 days of 2031 (January 1 to January 23, 2031) belongs to the previous sign.
- 2031 is in the future.
- The same Metal Pig combination appears every 60 years: previously in 1971.
Other Pig years: 2007, 2019. Each has a different element, which colors the animal's traits.
Pig compatibility
The Pig is traditionally most harmonious with Rabbit and Goat, and tends to clash with the Snake.
Near 2031, the Pig's harmonious partners were born in: Rabbit: ; Goat: 2027.
The Chinese zodiac is a cultural tradition offered for reflection and entertainment.