1971 Chinese zodiac
豬 Metal Pig · yin
Born between 27 January 1971 and 14 February 1972: you are a Metal Pig. Born in 1971 but before 27 January 1971: your sign is that of 1970, the Metal Dog.
The year
- New Year : 27 January 1971
- Ends : 14 February 1972
- Animal : Pig
- Element : Metal (yin)
The Metal element
determination, rigour, uprightness.
Each animal returns every twelve years with a different element: the same pair only comes back every sixty years.
In the sixty-year cycle
辛亥 xīn hài
Year 48 of the cycle. The same pair comes back in 1911 and 2031.
The Pig in one line
Generous and easy-going, it believes in the goodness of others.
Dates computed from the real positions of the Sun and Moon (NASA JPL DE440s ephemeris, Beijing time) under the rules of the Chinese calendar, and checked against published dates.