Pig strengths in tradition
- Generous and kind-hearted
- Sincere and honest
- Easygoing and tolerant
- Enjoys life and shares it
1911 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Pig
The 1911 Chinese year ran from Monday 30 January 1911 to Saturday 17 February 1912.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Pig: 辛亥 (Xīn-hài) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–29 January 1911? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Dog of 1910.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 30 January – 4 February 1911: Metal Pig by Chinese New Year, Metal Dog by Lichun.
- 5 February 1911 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Dog before 05:56 China time and Metal Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Pig.
- 5 February 1912 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Pig before 11:39 China time and Water Rat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Pig.
- 6–17 February 1912: Metal Pig by Chinese New Year, Water Rat by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Pig in Chinese astrology
A Metal Pig is said to be more determined and outspoken, sincere and loyal, with a strong will.
The Pig, sometimes called the Boar, is the twelfth and last Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with generosity, sincerity and warmth. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
Pig challenges in tradition
- Can be too trusting
- Tends to overindulge
- Avoids difficult conversations
- May let others take advantage
Traditions, not predictions. The Pig in love and at work · The five elements
Other Pig years
The Metal Pig every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1911?
1911 is the Year of the Metal Pig (yin Metal, 辛亥 Xīn-hài), from 30 January 1911 to 17 February 1912. Anyone born 1–29 January 1911 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Dog.
What element is 1911 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1911 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 30 January 1911, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Dog of the 1910 Chinese year; from 30 January 1911 on, it is the Metal Pig. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (5 February 1911, 05:56 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1911?
It was on Monday 30 January 1911 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 18 February 1912, began the Year of the Water Rat.