Chinese Horoscope 2027

Pig in 2027: Completing the Wood Triad

Chinese New Year 2027 falls on Saturday, February 6.

  • Relation to the yearThree Harmony (三合)Not in Tai Sui
  • Rank 3 of 12
  • Best monthsMarch 6 to April 4July 7 to August 7
  • Hardest monthMay 6 to June 5
  • Peach BlossomDecember 7 to January 5, 2028

Along with the Rabbit, the Pig is one of the two most supported signs of 2027. Its branch 亥 completes the wood triad (三合, 亥卯未) with the Rabbit and the Goat, so the year works with the Pig rather than on it. The Pig's sincerity and generosity are the kind of warmth the yin fire stem admires, and the triad's wood feeds that fire, so the Pig's kindness comes back with interest. This is a good year for partnerships, family projects and anything built with friends. The sign's known weakness is trusting too easily, and even a supportive year will not check references for you. Otherwise, enjoy it: the Pig has earned an easy one.

Your sign and Tai Sui in 2027

Tai Sui passes the Pig by in 2027, and the year backs it in three separate ways: 亥 is the birth point (长生) of the wood triad 亥卯未, the year stem 丁 counts 亥 among its Noble Helpers (天乙贵人), and the stem 壬 hidden in 亥 combines with 丁. Support does not replace clear arrangements, so before any venture shared with friends or family, agree in writing who brings what and who finishes what.

Month by month

A month with a harmony or triad tie and no friction is supportive; a tie plus friction is mixed; a clash makes it the hardest month; punishment, harm or destruction alone make it strained.

MonthDatesPillarMonth signRelationTone
Month1February 4 to March 5Pillar壬寅Month signTigerSix Harmony (六合)Destruction (破)Mixed
February 4 to March 5 opens the Pig's year mixed: 寅 and 亥 make a Six Harmony (六合) and a destruction (破) at once. Welcome new partners, but let each deal prove itself.
Month2March 6 to April 4Pillar癸卯Month signRabbitThree Harmony (三合)Supportive
All three wood-triad branches meet from March 6 to April 4: 亥 by birth, 卯 as the month, 未 as the year. Introduce friends from different parts of your life to one another.
Month3April 5 to May 5Pillar甲辰Month signDragonQuiet
Month4May 6 to June 5Pillar乙巳Month signSnakeSix Clash (六冲)Hardest
From May 6 to June 5, 巳 and 亥 meet in a Six Clash (六冲), the Pig's one hard month. Where a shared plan falls through, host a smaller version rather than cancelling.
Month5June 6 to July 6Pillar丙午Month signHorseQuiet
Month6July 7 to August 7Pillar丁未Month signGoatThree Harmony (三合)Supportive
丁未 doubles the Pig's wood triad from July 7 to August 7, since 未 stands in both the month and the year. Pool effort with friends on one venture that needs many hands.
Month7August 8 to September 7Pillar戊申Month signMonkeySix Harm (六害)Strained
Between August 8 and September 7, 申 and 亥 meet in a Six Harm (六害), and goodwill among friends can sour quietly. Return favours promptly, and clear up small misunderstandings the same day.
Month8September 8 to October 7Pillar己酉Month signRoosterQuiet
Month9October 8 to November 6Pillar庚戌Month signDogQuiet
Month10November 7 to December 6Pillar辛亥Month signPigSelf-punishment (自刑)Own branch (本命)Strained
In 辛亥 the Pig meets its own branch, and the classical tables count 亥 with 亥 as a self-punishment (自刑). Keep late-year promises modest, and finish what is already on the table.
Month11December 7 to January 5, 2028Pillar壬子Month signRatQuiet
Month12January 6, 2028 to February 3, 2028Pillar癸丑Month signOxQuiet

Quiet: no classical tie between the month and your sign, so a steady month.

Dates are China Standard Time (UTC+8), the Ba Zi convention. Far from China a month can begin a calendar day earlier or later.

Love, work, money, health and family

Love

For the Pig, the lightest month for romance is December 7 to January 5, 2028, the Peach Blossom (桃花) month, with no clash or harm to intrude. February is less simple, since the 寅 month binds with 亥 and damages it in the same breath, so a romance begun then may be heartfelt and easily bruised. Let it settle before promising much.

Work

The Pig's two triad months, March 6 to April 4 and July 7 to August 7, suit pitching, hiring and starting new work, July most of all, since the Goat month doubles the triad. In between, the 巳亥 clash month, May 6 to June 5, is better used for finishing what March began than for launching anything new.

Money

Generosity is the Pig's usual money leak, and requests that are hard to refuse cluster in the 申亥 harm month, August 8 to September 7. Set a yearly figure for gifts, loans and hosting, so each request can be weighed against a real number, and keep shared money in an account apart from your own.

Health

Self-punishment (自刑) arrives for the Pig in its own month, November 7 to December 6, and it reads as too much of a good thing: long tables, late nights, second helpings. Eat and sleep at regular hours through the season's gatherings, leave early from at least some of them, and let the quieter month that follows reset the pace.

Family

The Pig's year closes calmly: its last two months, December 7 to February 3, 2028, bring no friction with 亥, which leaves room for family. Use the quiet weeks for one-to-one visits rather than another big gathering, starting with the relatives who are hardest to reach. Chinese New Year, January 26, 2028, falls inside this calm stretch, so the reunion can be unhurried.

By birth year: the five element versions

Wood Pig乙亥

Birth years
  • Your wood feeds the year's fire

In a wood-triad year, Wood Pigs (1935, 1995) carry the triad's own element in their stem 乙 and pass it straight on to the year's fire. At the potluck, theirs is often the dish that goes first.

Famous examples

Fire Pig丁亥

Birth years
  • The same fire as the year
  • The same stem 丁 as the year

Born under 丁亥 in 1947 or 2007, Fire Pigs hold a pillar that pairs the year's stem with one of the year stem's two Noble Helper branches. Few pillars meet 2027 on such friendly terms.

Famous examples

Earth Pig己亥

Birth years
  • The year's fire feeds your earth

Warmed by the year's fire through their stem 己, Earth Pigs (1959, 2019) also sit in the year's wood triad through their branch. Backing comes without fuss, freeing them for a shared venture's quieter work: the planning nobody sees.

Famous examples

Metal Pig辛亥

Birth years
  • The year's fire works on your metal

Metal Pigs (1971) alone among Pigs have a month under their own pillar: 辛亥, November 7 to December 6. While the year's fire works on their metal, shared effort suits them better than solo work.

Famous examples

Water Pig癸亥

Birth years
  • Your water checks the year's fire
  • Stem clash 丁癸

Water Pigs of 1983 carry the one Pig stem that pushes back against the year: 癸 clashes 丁. Inside a triad year that reads as a disagreement among friends, best aired early rather than left to simmer.

Famous examples

Read by birth-year stem: a year-level view. In a full chart the Day Master decides.

Birth years here start at Lichun, around February 4, the Ba Zi convention, so a January birthday belongs to the year before. The people in these five rows are the same sign by Chinese New Year too.

One person, two animals

Ask the lunar calendar and Alan Alda, born January 28, 1936, is a Fire Rat, since that year's Chinese New Year fell on January 24. Ask Ba Zi and he is a Wood Pig (乙亥) of 1935, because Lichun only came eight days after his birth, on February 5.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is 2027 a lucky year for the Pig?

Yes: the Pig, or Boar, ranks third of 12 here, since 亥 belongs to the wood triad 亥卯未 alongside the Goat, and the year stem 丁 adds a Noble Helper tie. Its one clash falls from May 6 to June 5, and a full chart decides how much of this backing reaches each Pig.

Are the Pig and Goat compatible?

Yes, they are triad partners: 亥, 卯 and 未 form the wood triad (三合), which opens with the Pig and closes with the Goat, so the two usually pull one way. The tie peaks from July 7 to August 7, when 丁未 returns as the month pillar, the high point of the pair's year.

What are the Pig's lucky months in 2027?

March 6 to April 4 and July 7 to August 7 are the Pig's two lucky months, both carrying the wood triad with 亥. Of the rest, the Peach Blossom month, December 7 to January 5, 2028, is otherwise untouched and suits company, while the May clash, a mixed opening month and two strained ones call for more care.

What does the Noble Helper mean for the Pig in 2027?

It means 亥 is one of the two branches the year stem 丁 counts as Noble Helpers, so the tie holds for Pigs of every birth element. Read it as help arriving through people (a friend's introduction, a host's invitation), which adds to the triad's backing without replacing a careful look at shared plans.

Cultural reading, not medical or financial advice.

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