Updated 2026-11-12

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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.

Piglets on a farmImage: kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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.

Wild boar in a forestImage: Byrdyak · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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 →

Next 30 days by animal compatibility

Good for you 12 Nov, 13 Nov, 17 Nov, 21 Nov, 24 Nov, 25 Nov, 29 Nov, 3 Dec, 6 Dec, 7 Dec, 11 Dec

Tense 15 Nov, 27 Nov, 9 Dec

Good days are those of your allies, your best match and your own animal; tense days belong to the opposite sign.

The 12 animals of zurkhai

Dog

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.