Pig strengths in tradition
- Generous and kind-hearted
- Sincere and honest
- Easygoing and tolerant
- Enjoys life and shares it
1971 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Pig
The 1971 Chinese year ran from Wednesday 27 January 1971 to Monday 14 February 1972.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Pig: 辛亥 (Xīn-hài) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–26 January 1971? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Dog of 1970.
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:
- 27 January – 3 February 1971: Metal Pig by Chinese New Year, Metal Dog by Lichun.
- 4 February 1971 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Dog before 19:26 China time and Metal Pig from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Pig.
- 5 February 1972 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Pig before 01:19 China time and Water Rat from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Pig.
- 6–14 February 1972: 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 1971?
1971 is the Year of the Metal Pig (yin Metal, 辛亥 Xīn-hài), from 27 January 1971 to 14 February 1972. Anyone born 1–26 January 1971 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Dog.
What element is 1971 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 1971 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 27 January 1971, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Dog of the 1970 Chinese year; from 27 January 1971 on, it is the Metal Pig. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1971, 19:26 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1971?
It was on Wednesday 27 January 1971 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 15 February 1972, began the Year of the Water Rat.