1947 / Chinese zodiac
1947 Chinese Zodiac: Fire Pig
1947 is the Year of the Fire Pig. It begins on January 22, 1947 and ends on February 9, 1948. If you were born before January 22, 1947, your sign is the Fire Dog.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1947?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1947. 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.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Fire Dog 狗 |
| – | Fire Pig 猪 |
The full 1947 lunar year continues into 1948, through February 9, 1948. A birthday on January 21, 1947 belongs to the Dog; a birthday one day later, on January 22, 1947, belongs to the Pig.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Pig is 1947?
1947 is a Fire Pig year. Its stem-branch name is 丁亥 (dīng-hài): the heavenly stem 丁 carries yin fire, and the earthly branch 亥 corresponds to the Pig.
- Zodiac animal
- Pig · 猪
- Year element
- Fire
- Stem & branch
- 丁亥 · dīng-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 1947. 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.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
1947 lunar calendar at a glance
This Pig year contains 13 lunar months and 384 days. Month 2 repeats as a leap month, starting March 23, 1947. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1948.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | ||
| Month 2 | 30 | ||
| Leap month 2 | 29 | ||
| Month 3 | 29 | ||
| Month 4 | 30 | ||
| Month 5 | 29 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 29 | ||
| Month 9 | 30 | ||
| Month 10 | 29 | ||
| Month 11 | 30 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
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.