Chinese (Sheng Xiao) · Sheng Xiao (Chinese year animal)
Pig
The Pig closes the twelve-year sequence with generosity, comfort, and quiet resilience in folk Chinese astrology. Pig-born summaries often link pleasure, honest fellowship, and work done without needless harshness. Pigs in stories forgive readily, spend on loved ones, and prefer sincerity to games. The shadow is overindulgence or naivete when boundaries are missing. Good fortune in lore follows sharing rather than hoarding, as a symbol for community care.
Harvest and feast motifs often appear in Pig-year decorations. Late January or early February birthdays should verify Lunar New Year. The animal year may differ from the solar calendar. Element color adds the final folk brushstroke in popular readings.
Example: one real birth date
February 1, 1995 falls in the Year of the Wood Pig. Pig is the year animal on that date.
Chinese year animals change at Lunar New Year, not on January 1. A birthday in January or early February can still belong to the previous animal.
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- Today's Horoscope hubTwelve Western sun-sign daily pages and links to the seven-tradition reader.
- Horoscope & Zodiac Compatibility - Indian Vedic, Chinese & WesternTwo birth dates plus sign hubs and all 144 sun-sign pair pages.
- Zodiac Sign CalculatorWestern sun sign with element and ruler from birth date.
- Moon Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Moon rashi and nakshatra when birth time and city are available.
- Rising Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Lagna and ascendant when you have date, time, and place.
- Chinese Sign CalculatorSheng Xiao year animal with a lunar-new-year cutoff.
- Tibetan Astrology CalculatorFind which Tibetan zodiac sign you are from your birth date.
- Tzolk'in CalculatorMayan day-sign (nawal) and tone from birth date.
- Celtic Tree Zodiac CalculatorOgham tree moon from a solar birth date.
- Akan Day Name CalculatorGhanaian weekday name and day-soul (kra) from birth date.
- Ba Zi CalculatorFour Pillars natal chart (八字) with Day Master.
Main reading and tools
These are the main reading and calculator pages. Use them for a daily note, a birth-sign tool, or a pair check.
- Today's Horoscope hubAll twelve Western sun-sign daily pages, plus links to the seven-tradition reader.
- Horoscope & Zodiac CompatibilityTwo birth dates for Western, Chinese, and Indian Vedic folk pairing, plus every sun-sign hub.
- Zodiac Sign CalculatorWestern sun sign from birth date, with element, modality, and ruler.
- Rising Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Lagna estimate when you have birth date, time, and place.
- Moon Sign CalculatorIndian Vedic Janma Rashi and nakshatra when birth time and city are available.