The Earth Pig personality
Earth makes the Pig patient, steady and strongly practical. Earth Pigs tend to be calm, sensible and hardworking. They share the Pig’s love of comfort, but they are willing to earn it slowly and protect it carefully. Compared with the adventurous Fire Pig, they are more cautious and content with a quieter life. Compared with the Wood Pig, they are more grounded and less idealistic about people. Earth Pigs are kind, sociable in a relaxed way and very loyal to family and close friends. Their weakness is a tendency toward inertia: once comfortable, they may resist change or put off difficult decisions. They can also be surprisingly stubborn when pushed.
Strengths
- Patient and steady
- Loyal to family
- Practical and hardworking
Challenges
- Resists change
- Puts off decisions
- Stubborn when pushed
Earth Pig in love
Earth Pigs are devoted, nurturing partners who want a stable, comfortable home. They show love through care, good food and steady attention. They are slow to anger and quick to make peace. Their reluctance to change can make a relationship feel stuck, so a partner who gently encourages new experiences keeps things fresh.
Earth Pig at work
Finance, property, hospitality, food production, healthcare and administration suit the Earth Pig. They are reliable, patient workers who build careers steadily, and colleagues appreciate their calm temperament and fairness. They are less suited to roles that demand constant risk-taking and do their best work in stable organizations with a friendly atmosphere.
The Pig and the Earth element
The Pig closes the zodiac cycle and is associated with abundance, generosity and enjoying the good things in life. Earth adds stability, practicality and a steady, reliable nature.
Compatibility for people born in 1959
- Natural allies: Rabbit and Goat, the Pig’s trine, traditionally the easiest matches.
- Secret friend: Tiger, a quiet, supportive bond.
- Clash: Snake, the opposite sign, the hardest match.
- Hidden friction: Monkey, a pairing tradition sees as prone to misunderstandings.
Compare any two signs with the Chinese zodiac compatibility calculator.
Other Years of the Pig
1935 (Wood Pig), 1947 (Fire Pig), 1971 (Metal Pig), 1983 (Water Pig), 1995 (Wood Pig), 2007 (Fire Pig). See every year on the Chinese zodiac years chart.
Questions
What Chinese zodiac is 1959?
1959 is the Year of the Earth Pig in the Chinese zodiac. The year began with Chinese New Year on February 8, 1959 and ended on January 27, 1960, so people born between those dates are Earth Pigs.
What element is 1959 in Chinese astrology?
1959 is a Earth year with yin polarity. Its stem and branch name is Ji-hai. The same Earth Pig combination returns every 60 years: 2019.
I was born in January 1959. What is my Chinese zodiac sign?
If you were born from January 1 to February 7, 1959, you were born before that year’s Chinese New Year, so your sign is the Earth Dog of the 1958 Chinese year. From February 8 on, you are a Earth Pig.
Who is a Pig compatible with?
Traditionally the Pig’s best matches are its natural allies, the Rabbit and Goat, and its secret friend, the Tiger. The Snake is the sign that clashes with it.