1959 / Chinese zodiac
1959 Chinese Zodiac: Earth Pig
1959 is the Year of the Earth Pig. It begins on February 8, 1959 and ends on January 27, 1960. If you were born before February 8, 1959, your sign is the Earth Dog.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 1959?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 1959. 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 |
|---|---|
| – | Earth Dog 狗 |
| – | Earth Pig 猪 |
The full 1959 lunar year continues into 1960, through January 27, 1960. A birthday on February 7, 1959 belongs to the Dog; a birthday one day later, on February 8, 1959, 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 1959?
1959 is a Earth Pig year. Its stem-branch name is 己亥 (jǐ-hài): the heavenly stem 己 carries yin earth, and the earthly branch 亥 corresponds to the Pig.
- Zodiac animal
- Pig · 猪
- Year element
- Earth
- Stem & branch
- 己亥 · jǐ-hài
- Lunar year length
- 354 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 1959. 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
1959 lunar calendar at a glance
This Pig year contains 12 lunar months and 354 days. There is no leap lunar month in this year. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 1960.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 29 | ||
| Month 2 | 30 | ||
| Month 3 | 30 | ||
| Month 4 | 29 | ||
| Month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 29 | ||
| Month 7 | 30 | ||
| Month 8 | 29 | ||
| Month 9 | 30 | ||
| Month 10 | 29 | ||
| Month 11 | 30 | ||
| Month 12 | 29 |
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.