Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars
Chinese New Year 2031 Date: Metal Pig
Chinese New Year 2031 falls on January 23. Check the Metal Pig dates, Xin-hai year, February 4 Li Chun boundary, and why results can differ.
Direct answer
Chinese New Year 2031 falls on Thursday, 23 January. The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2031 as the Xin-hai (辛亥) year of the Pig. Under the public Lunar-New-Year convention, the Metal Pig interval runs from 23 January 2031 through 10 February 2032. Li Chun falls twelve days later, on 4 February 2031, and Destin Field uses that solar-term boundary for the chart's birth-year stem and branch.
How to read it
The Hong Kong Observatory's 2031 Gregorian-lunar conversion table identifies the Xin-hai year of the Pig. Xin is the Heavenly Stem conventionally associated with yin metal, while Hai is the Earthly Branch associated with the Pig. Metal Pig is therefore a calendar designation, not a guaranteed personality description or event forecast.
Under the common public zodiac convention, the annual animal changes on Lunar New Year. The official table places the first day of the first lunar month on 23 January 2031. The Observatory's 2032 table places the following Lunar New Year on 11 February 2032, so the public Pig-year interval ends on 10 February 2032.
Lunar New Year begins on 23 January, while Li Chun begins on 4 February in 2031. Destin Field uses the exact Li Chun boundary supplied by its documented calendar calculation to determine the chart's year stem and branch. The lunar month and day still come from the separate lunisolar conversion.
That twelve-day gap matters for a birth from 23 January through 3 February 2031. A public Lunar-New-Year animal list already assigns the Metal Pig, while a Li-Chun-based Destin Field chart still retains Geng-xu and the Dog until the solar-term boundary on 4 February. These are two declared conventions, not a mixed Pig-Dog sign.
This page answers the 2031 calendar question only. It does not publish an annual horoscope, lucky colours, compatibility rankings, health warnings, wealth forecasts, or fixed personality claims. A year animal and stem element are broad labels; a twelve-palace chart requires the recorded birth date, time, place, and additional documented rules.
2031 Metal Pig dates at a glance
2031 stem-branch year
Xin-hai (辛亥): Xin is associated with yin metal, and Hai is the Pig branch.
Public zodiac interval
Lunar New Year begins on 23 January 2031, and the following Lunar New Year begins on 11 February 2032; the public Pig interval ends on 10 February 2032.
Destin Field chart boundary
Li Chun falls on 4 February 2031 and sets the chart's year stem and branch boundary.
Why the dates differ
Lunar New Year arrives twelve days before Li Chun in 2031, so the public animal label changes before the chart year boundary.
Example
For a birth on 30 January 2031, the public Lunar-New-Year convention has entered the Metal Pig year. A Destin Field chart still uses Geng-xu and the Dog until the exact Li Chun boundary on 4 February. Keep the local birth moment and the named method instead of combining the two labels.
Common misunderstandings
- The public 2031 Pig year does not begin on 1 January or on Li Chun.
- Lunar New Year and Li Chun are separate boundaries and are twelve days apart in 2031.
- Metal Pig is a calendar designation, not evidence of guaranteed character, luck, health, or events.
Reading boundary
This is a factual calendar and method guide. It does not provide a horoscope, scientific personality measure, or guaranteed prediction for 2031.
Questions people ask
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2031?
The Hong Kong Observatory identifies 2031 as the Xin-hai year of the Pig, commonly called the Metal Pig year.
When is Chinese New Year 2031?
Chinese New Year falls on Thursday, 23 January 2031.
When does the public 2031 Pig year end?
It ends on 10 February 2032 because the following Lunar New Year begins on 11 February 2032.
What if a birthday is between 23 January and 3 February 2031?
The public zodiac list uses the Pig, but the Li-Chun-based chart retains the preceding Geng-xu Dog year until the 4 February solar-term boundary.
Does this page predict the Metal Pig year?
No. It documents calendar names, dates, and method boundaries without predicting luck, personality, health, relationships, or money.
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Research sources
Chart positions are calculated from documented rules. The written interpretation explains those positions in modern language. A reply from the site owner is a separate human opinion; neither is presented as a quotation from the historical texts.
- System
- Textual Reconstruction of the Ancient Eighteen Flying Stars System
- Author
- Yilong Cheng
- Source review
- Destin Field source review
- Updated
- Wikisource — Purple Star Astrology, Xu Daozang edition
- Chinese Text Project — Purple Star Astrology, Volume One
- Historical edition — Complete Fine Manuscript of the Eighteen Flying Stars Purple Star Astrology, ISBN 9789866171680 (translated bibliographic title, not the Destin Field system name)
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2031 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
- Hong Kong Observatory — 2032 Gregorian-lunar conversion table
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