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Updated 2026-06-25

Tibetan Zodiac: the Pig (Boar)

Traits and the 2026 Fire Horse year outlook for the Pig (Boar) in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition.

Traits: Generous, sincere, easygoing and diligent.

In the Fire Horse year (2026): Pig (water) opposes Fire — traditionally a year to manage finances and emotions carefully.

The Pig across the five elements

Over the 60-year cycle the Pig appears once with each of the five elements — each pairing gives a different character:

Wood Pigspring Fire Pigsummer Earth Pigthe turn of the seasons Metal Pigautumn Water Pigwinter

Years of the Pig

Recent years of the Pig: 1935, 1947, 1959, 1971, 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019, 2031. The Pig returns every twelve years, each time carrying a different one of the five elements — which is why a 2031 Pig and a 2019 Pig are read differently in zurkhai.

Who the Pig gets on with

In zurkhai compatibility the Pig's closest match is the Tiger — its Liu He, or "six-harmony", partner. Its natural allies are the Rabbit and Sheep (together they form one of the four San He triangles), while its traditional opposite is the Snake, a pairing said to need extra care. These animal rules are only one of four parameters the app weighs — element, animal, menge and parkha — when it calculates full couple compatibility.

Check a couple's compatibility in the app. The animal match above is only one of four factors. The Zurkhai app for iPhone weighs all four — element, animal, menge and parkha — and gives any two birth dates a 1–5 star rating with a detailed reading. Check compatibility in the App Store →

Frequently asked

What is the Tibetan zodiac Pig like?
Generous, sincere, easygoing and diligent.
Which animals is the Pig compatible with?
The Pig's closest match is the Tiger; its allies are the Rabbit and Sheep; its traditional opposite is the Snake.
How does the Pig fare in the Fire Horse year 2026?
Pig (water) opposes Fire — traditionally a year to manage finances and emotions carefully.
How does the Tibetan zodiac work?
Tibetan astrology overlays a 12-year cycle of animals with a 5-element cycle (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). Each element governs two consecutive years, so 12 animals × 5 elements form a 60-year cycle before the same animal+element pairing repeats. Every year therefore carries both an animal and an element — 2026 is the Fire Horse. The system blends indigenous Bon astrology, Chinese-derived element/animal astrology, and Indian Kalachakra star astrology.

The Fire Horse year 2026 → · What is zurkhai? →

Animal/element traits and yearly outlooks are presented as traditional belief, not fact, and vary between astrologers and lineages.