--- title: "What Chinese Zodiac Is 2031? Year of the Metal Pig" description: "2031 is the Year of the Metal Pig in the Chinese zodiac, from January 23, 2031 to February 10, 2032. Personality, Lunar New Year dates and numerology." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2031 last-updated: 2026-10-23 reviewed: false author: Unified Reading editorial --- # What Chinese Zodiac Is 2031? Year of the Metal Pig In Chinese astrology, 2031 is the Year of the Metal Pig, a Yin year. It began at Lunar New Year on January 23, 2031 and ended on February 10, 2032, so people born in 2031 before Jan 23 belong to the Metal Dog year. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Animal · element · polarity | Pig · Metal · Yin | | Starts (Lunar New Year) | January 23, 2031 | | Ends | February 10, 2032 | | Born in 2031 before Jan 23 | Metal Dog (the 2030 year) | | Pig's fixed element | Water (Metal generates Water) | | Other Metal Pig years (1924-2044) | 1971 | | Stem-branch name | Xin-Hai | | Lunar New Year weekday · Sun sign | Thursday · Aquarius | | Numerology year number | 6 | ## 2031 Lunar New Year: start and end dates Lunar New Year opened the Metal Pig year on January 23, 2031, and the year ran to February 10, 2032. So a birth date of Jan 23, 2031 or later counts as Metal Pig, and so do early 2032 birthdays through Feb 10; births in 2031 before Jan 23 still belong to the Metal 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: 1971 are Metal Pig years too. That Thursday new year arrived with the Sun in Aquarius in the Western zodiac. ## What the Metal Pig is like Soft heart, firm spine: that is the traditional sense of this Pig year. Since Metal generates Water, readings describe principled, persistent people whose kindness comes with a strong sense of fairness. Those born now are often trusted community figures. Listening to opposing views and balancing effort with genuine rest keep them flexible. Friends often describe them as the person to call when something must be fixed, carried or faced bravely. Belonging to the west and to the clear, cool air of autumn, Metal adds edge, resolve and structure to any sign it colours. Classical texts connect it with righteousness, strength of will and the ability to see a situation without sentiment. A Metal stem often makes an animal more ambitious, more organised and more self-contained than usual. People born in Metal years are frequently described as loyal to their word and tireless once committed. The caution most readings add is a hardness that can isolate them, along with perfectionism and a reluctance to admit doubt or ask for help. ## 2031 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 2031 add up to 6. The Pig holds the twelfth place among the twelve animals and its fixed element is Water. Set beside the year's Metal stem, metal generates Water, which readings use to describe how settled or stretched the combination feels. The year before was the Metal Dog and the year after is the Water Rat. Chinese almanacs name 2031 Xin-Hai, pairing the Metal stem Xin 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 2031? 2031 is the Year of the Metal Pig. It started on January 23, 2031 and ended on February 10, 2032. ### What if I was born in January or February 2031? Check the date against Jan 23. Born before January 23, 2031, you are a Metal Dog; born on or after it, you are a Metal Pig. ### What element is 2031 in the Chinese zodiac? Metal, 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 2031? Xin-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 Metal Pig year? 2091, sixty years later, when the five elements and twelve animals line up again; the table also has 1971. ## Related pages - [Metal Pig](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/metal-pig) - [Pig](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/pig) - [Chinese zodiac years](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/years) - [2030 (Metal Dog)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2030) - [2032 (Water Rat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2032) - [2019 (Earth Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2019) - [2043 (Water Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2043) - [1971 (Metal Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1971) - [2007 (Fire Pig)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2007) - [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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