Pig years
- #12 of 12
- Element: water
- early winter
- 21~23h
The pig closes the twelve and holds the large water of early winter. It is where a full turn shuts, so the capacity to finish runs strong, and the water underneath supports generously. Wood hides inside as well — what looks like resting is often growing.
The pig is said to be fortunate. It closes the twelve and holds large water, so it does support and contain generously — though that is closer to capacity than to fortune.
Wood hides beneath the water here, which is what distinguishes this seat. Stretches that look like rest are often growth, so judging this sign by visible activity gets it wrong more often than not.
The five year pillars inside this sign
The branch stays the same; the heavenly stem above it changes every twelve years, and with it the whole reading. Find your birth year below.
Green Pig乙亥
1935 · 1995
Water sustaining wood — thick support, and a long review before deciding.
Red Pig丁亥
1947 · 2007
Fire over water — a wide temperature gap; quiet outside, hot within.
Yellow Pig己亥
1959 · 2019
Earth blocking water — a large capacity to hold, and a slow opening.
White Pig辛亥
1971 · 2031
Metal releasing water — acute senses, quick expression.
Black Pig癸亥
1983
Water on water — the last of the sixty, and the widest in range.
Which signs Pig meets well
Branch relations are fixed by position in the cycle, so they hold for every year of this sign.
Six harmony — the easiest pair
Water growing wood. The pig supplies and the tiger pushes — two roles that do not overlap.
Trine — the group that gets things done
Together these three form a wood frame. Their strength shows in nurturing and continuity.
Clash — meeting head-on
Fire opposite water. The snake's internal heat and the pig's volume mean the temperature shifts fast when they meet.
Hidden grudge — friction without a reason
Two holding positions leaning on each other until neither moves. Comfortable, and stalled.
Sign-to-sign is the coarse layer — one twelfth of the population shares it. Real compatibility is read from the day pillar, which needs a birth date.
One catch: Ipchun, not January 1
A sign does not change at midnight on January 1. It changes at Ipchun, the solar term falling around February 4. Someone born in January 2019 is not Pig — that birthday still belongs to Dog, the 戊戌 year. If you were born in January or the first days of February, the sign most sites hand you may be off by one. ARO reads the solar-term boundary, computed to the minute.
Your sign is one of four characters in your chart. The other three — month, day, and hour — decide how it actually plays out.
ARO reads patterns, not destiny. This page is a way in, not a verdict.