1911 Chinese Zodiac: Metal Pig

01 / Check the boundary

What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1911?

Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1911. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.

1911 birth dates and zodiac signs
Gregorian birthday	Animal & year element
January 1, 1911 – January 29, 1911	Metal Dog 狗
January 30, 1911 – December 31, 1911	Metal Pig 猪

The full 1911 lunar year continues into 1912, through February 17, 1912. A birthday on January 29, 1911 belongs to the Dog; a birthday one day later, on January 30, 1911, belongs to the Pig.

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02 / The story of the year

What kind of Pig is 1911?

1911 is a Metal Pig year. Its stem-branch name is 辛亥 (xīn-hài): the heavenly stem 辛 carries yin metal, and the earthly branch 亥 corresponds to the Pig.

Zodiac animal: Pig · 猪
Year element: Metal
Stem & branch: 辛亥 · xīn-hài
Lunar year length: 384 days

Pig personality in tradition

The Pig completes the twelve-animal cycle and is often associated with abundance and generosity.

The phrase “generous & easygoing” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 1911. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.

我属猪。

Wǒ shǔ zhū. “I was born in the Year of the Pig.”

Pig compatibility in folklore

Pig, Rabbit and Goat form a traditional harmony group of three. Snake sits opposite Pig, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.

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03 / A closer look at the dates

1911 lunar calendar at a glance

This Pig year contains 13 lunar months and 384 days. Month 6 repeats as a leap month, starting July 26, 1911. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1912.

Lunar months of 1911: Gregorian start and end dates
Lunar month	Begins	Ends	Days
Month 1	January 30, 1911	February 28, 1911	30
Month 2	March 1, 1911	March 29, 1911	29
Month 3	March 30, 1911	April 28, 1911	30
Month 4	April 29, 1911	May 27, 1911	29
Month 5	May 28, 1911	June 25, 1911	29
Month 6	June 26, 1911	July 25, 1911	30
Leap month 6	July 26, 1911	August 23, 1911	29
Month 7	August 24, 1911	September 21, 1911	29
Month 8	September 22, 1911	October 21, 1911	30
Month 9	October 22, 1911	November 20, 1911	30
Month 10	November 21, 1911	December 19, 1911	29
Month 11	December 20, 1911	January 18, 1912	30
Month 12	January 19, 1912	February 17, 1912	30

04 / Follow the cycle

Other Years of the Pig

The Pig returns every 12 years; the same Metal Pig combination returns every 60. These are the other Pig years in our 1901–2100 directory. Their New Year dates differ, so open a year to check its exact birthday boundary.

1923Water Pig 1935Wood Pig 1947Fire Pig 1959Earth Pig 1971Metal Pig 1983Water Pig 1995Wood Pig 2007Fire Pig 2019Earth Pig 2031Metal Pig 2043Water Pig 2055Wood Pig 2067Fire Pig 2079Earth Pig 2091Metal Pig

Sources & calendar convention

Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.