Pig strengths in tradition
- Generous and kind-hearted
- Sincere and honest
- Easygoing and tolerant
- Enjoys life and shares it
1947 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Fire Pig
The 1947 Chinese year ran from Wednesday 22 January 1947 to Monday 9 February 1948.
Its sign is the Yin Fire Pig: 丁亥 (Dīng-hài) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–21 January 1947? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Fire Dog of 1946.
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:
- 22 January – 3 February 1947: Fire Pig by Chinese New Year, Fire Dog by Lichun.
- 4 February 1947 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Dog before 23:50 China time and Fire Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Pig.
- 5 February 1948 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Pig before 05:42 China time and Earth Rat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Pig.
- 6–9 February 1948: Fire Pig by Chinese New Year, Earth Rat by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Fire Pig in Chinese astrology
A Fire Pig is traditionally the most energetic and adventurous Pig – passionate, brave and openhearted.
The Pig, sometimes called the Boar, is the twelfth and last Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with generosity, sincerity and warmth. Fire is the element of warmth and energy, linked in Chinese tradition with summer, passion and outward expression.
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 Fire Pig every 60 years
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1947?
1947 is the Year of the Fire Pig (yin Fire, 丁亥 Dīng-hài), from 22 January 1947 to 9 February 1948. Anyone born 1–21 January 1947 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Fire Dog.
What element is 1947 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 丁 (Dīng). Fire years are years ending in 6 or 7 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1947 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 22 January 1947, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Fire Dog of the 1946 Chinese year; from 22 January 1947 on, it is the Fire Pig. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1947, 23:50 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1947?
It was on Wednesday 22 January 1947 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 10 February 1948, began the Year of the Earth Rat.