Chinese Zodiac Years
2007 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Fire Pig
Born in 2007? Your Chinese zodiac animal is most likely the Pig, but check the date: the 2007 Fire Pig year began on 18 February 2007. Here is everything about the year, from its element to its lucky colors and best matches.
2007: a Yin Fire Pig year
The Chinese zodiac year 2007 was the Year of the Pig. It began with Lunar New Year on 18 February 2007 and ended on 6 February 2008, the eve of the next Lunar New Year.
Each year also has an element and a Yin or Yang quality. 2007 ends in 7, which makes it a Fire year, and as an odd year it is Yin. In the traditional stem-and-branch count, 2007 is a Ding-hai year. The same Fire Pig combination comes round only once every 60 years: 1947 before it and 2067 after it.
Born in January or February 2007?
Lunar New Year 2007 fell on 18 February 2007, so everyone born in January 2007, and in February before that date, belongs to the previous year's animal, the Dog.
The zodiac year starts at Lunar New Year, not on 1 January, which is why early-year birthdays need checking. Our guide Born in January? explains the rule, and the zodiac sign checker gives the exact answer for any birth date.
The Pig's personality
Our Pig guide describes the sign like this: “Warm-hearted, generous, and easygoing. Pigs value comfort, kindness, and honest relationships.” The usual watch-out: “Can be overly trusting or indulgent.”
The Fire element adds its own flavour. Fire years bring passion, energy, and boldness. People of this element tend to be dynamic, adventurous, and quick to lead. Read more in our Fire element guide, or the full Year of the Pig page.
Careers often linked with the Pig: hospitality, food industry, teaching, healthcare.
Lucky colors, numbers and days for the Pig
- Lucky colors: yellow, gray and brown
- Lucky numbers: 2, 5 and 8
- Lucky days: Thursday and Sunday
These are the values used across this site. For a lucky color, number and time that change every day, see the daily fortune.
Best matches for someone born in 2007
In traditional compatibility, the Pig's best matches are the Tiger, Rabbit and Goat, and its clash sign is the Snake, which sits directly opposite it on the zodiac circle. Our compatibility calculator compares two full birth dates, elements included.
The Pig in 2026 and 2027
2026 (Fire Horse, until 5 February 2027): for the Pig, it has no special traditional relationship with the Horse, so 2026 is a neutral year.
2027 (Fire Goat, from 6 February 2027): for the Pig, it shares the Goat's triangle (Rabbit, Goat and Pig), so 2027 is traditionally favourable. See Chinese zodiac 2027 predictions for every sign.
Other Year of the Pig years
Years of the same animal come every twelve years, each with a different element: 1983 (Water Pig); 1995 (Wood Pig); 2019 (Earth Pig); 2031 (Metal Pig). The full list is in our Chinese zodiac years chart.
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac is 2007?
2007 is the Year of the Pig, a Yin Fire Pig year (Ding-hai).
When does the 2007 Year of the Pig start and end?
It starts on 18 February 2007 and ends on 6 February 2008.
I was born in January 2007. What is my Chinese zodiac?
A Dog: Lunar New Year 2007 was on 18 February 2007, so all of January 2007 belongs to the Dog year.
What element is 2007?
Fire. 2007 ends in 7, which belongs to Fire, and it is a Yin year.
Who is the Pig compatible with?
Traditionally the Tiger, Rabbit and Goat. The Pig's clash sign is the Snake.
Sources and further reading
- Hong Kong Observatory: “Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches” — the 60-part Gan-Zhi cycle used to name years, months, days and hours.
- Wikipedia: “Sexagenary cycle” — the ten stems and twelve branches, 1984 as the start of the present cycle, and the year changing at Lunar New Year.
- Farmers' Almanac: “When Is Lunar New Year 2027?” — Lunar New Year falls on the second new moon after the winter solstice, between 21 January and 21 February.
- New World Encyclopedia: “Wu xing” — the five elements and the generating and overcoming cycles.
- Britannica: Chinese zodiac — the zodiac as a classification of years in a repeating twelve-year cycle.
Traditional Chinese zodiac reading for culture and entertainment, not a scientific prediction. Year dates follow the Lunar New Year table used by our zodiac checker.
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