--- title: "What Chinese Zodiac Is 1995? Year of the Wood Pig" description: "1995 is the Year of the Wood Pig in the Chinese zodiac, from January 31, 1995 to February 18, 1996. Personality, Lunar New Year dates and numerology." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1995 last-updated: 2026-10-23 reviewed: false author: Unified Reading editorial --- # What Chinese Zodiac Is 1995? Year of the Wood Pig In Chinese astrology, 1995 is the Year of the Wood Pig, a Yin year. It began at Lunar New Year on January 31, 1995 and ended on February 18, 1996, so people born in 1995 before Jan 31 belong to the Wood Dog year. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Animal · element · polarity | Pig · Wood · Yin | | Starts (Lunar New Year) | January 31, 1995 | | Ends | February 18, 1996 | | Born in 1995 before Jan 31 | Wood Dog (the 1994 year) | | Pig's fixed element | Water (Water generates Wood) | | Other Wood Pig years (1924-2044) | 1935 | | Stem-branch name | Yi-Hai | | Lunar New Year weekday · Sun sign | Tuesday · Aquarius | | Numerology year number | 6 | ## 1995 Lunar New Year: start and end dates Lunar New Year opened the Wood Pig year on January 31, 1995, and the year ran to February 18, 1996. So a birth date of Jan 31, 1995 or later counts as Wood Pig, and so do early 1996 birthdays through Feb 18; births in 1995 before Jan 31 still belong to the Wood Dog. That moving boundary comes from the lunisolar calendar, in which the new year starts with the second new moon after the winter solstice in most years, so its Gregorian date shifts by up to a month from one year to the next. Look sixty years either side and the pairing repeats: 1935 are Wood Pig years too. That Tuesday new year arrived with the Sun in Aquarius in the Western zodiac. ## What the Wood Pig is like People born in a Wood Pig year are often portrayed as kind, cheerful connectors who believe the best of others. Water generating Wood is read as abundance spent on growth, so their goodwill tends to build lasting circles of friends. They usually enjoy food, music and gatherings. Discernment about favours, loans and promises is the protective habit most readings recommend. In the five-element scheme, Wood belongs to the east and to the green energy of early spring, and that seasonal image shapes how it colours an animal sign. A Wood stem tends to soften sharp edges and add warmth, curiosity and a cooperative instinct. Traditional texts associate it with benevolence, growth and the wish to build something that lasts beyond the self. People born under a Wood stem are often portrayed as principled, open-handed and hopeful about others. The caution usually attached to Wood is a habit of spreading energy thinly, saying yes to every request and feeling quietly hurt when generosity is not returned in kind. ## 1995 in the animal cycle and in numerology In numerology the year's digits come to 6, linked with home, care and responsibility, so a 6 year is read as one centred on family and commitments. The digits of 1995 add up to 24, which reduces to 6. The Pig holds the twelfth place among the twelve animals and its fixed element is Water. Set beside the year's Wood stem, water generates Wood, which readings use to describe how settled or stretched the combination feels. The year before was the Wood Dog and the year after is the Fire Rat. Chinese almanacs name 1995 Yi-Hai, pairing the Wood stem Yi with the branch Hai. Both are Yin, as stem and branch always share a polarity, so of the hundred and twenty possible pairings only sixty ever occur, and each one names a single year in every cycle. ## Frequently asked questions ### What Chinese zodiac is 1995? 1995 is the Year of the Wood Pig. It started on January 31, 1995 and ended on February 18, 1996. ### What if I was born in January or February 1995? Check the date against Jan 31. Born before January 31, 1995, you are a Wood Dog; born on or after it, you are a Wood Pig. ### What element is 1995 in the Chinese zodiac? Wood, a Yin year. The Pig's own fixed element is Water; the year element changes every two years, while the fixed element stays with the animal. ### What is the traditional Chinese name for 1995? Yi-Hai. The first part is the heavenly stem, which carries the year's element and polarity; the second is the earthly branch, which carries the animal. Almanacs, calendars and Four Pillars charts identify years this way rather than by animal alone. ### When is the next Wood Pig year? 2055, sixty years later, when the five elements and twelve animals line up again; the table also has 1935. ## Related pages - [Wood Pig](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/wood-pig) - [Pig](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/pig) - [Chinese zodiac years](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/years) - [1994 (Wood Dog)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1994) - [1996 (Fire Rat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1996) - [1983 (Water Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1983) - [2007 (Fire Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2007) - [1935 (Wood Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1935) - [1971 (Metal Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1971) - [2019 (Earth Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2019) - [Chinese zodiac calculator](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac-calculator) - [Chinese zodiac](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac) ## About Unified Reading Unified Reading combines Pythagorean numerology, the Western Sun sign (Moon and rising with a birth time), the Chinese zodiac and life-stage context in one reading. 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