One cell of 144
Leo + Year of the Pig
Two calendars cross at your birth date. This is the cell where Leo meets the Year of the Pig, and the animal that lives in it.
Answer first
What animal is a Leo born in the Year of the Pig?
A Leo born in the Year of the Pig is the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey. The month and day set the Leo half, the birth year sets the Pig half, and the crossing points at one cell in a grid of 144. Read the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey for the full reading of that cell.
The two halves
What each calendar brings
The Leo half
Leo runs from July 23 to August 22, fixed Fire under the Sun. You warm whatever faces you. The heat stays lit whether or not anyone is clapping, and people quietly plan their winters around it. Read Leo in the Western wing.
The Pig half
The Pig closes the cycle and shares its trine with the Rabbit and the Goat, the gentle diplomats. You give generously and mean it, which is rarer than it sounds. Recent Pig years are 1995, 2007 and 2019. Read the Year of the Pig.
The crossing
What Leo and the Pig make together
Leo brings a heat that holds the center of the room. The Pig year brings a generosity that means it. One animal holds both, and its name is the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey.
You keep a small circle close at the center and still bring real warmth to the whole crowded room, and you never mistake being liked by many for being known by the few.
The Pig runs in a trine with the Rabbit and the Goat. Held to the same Leo season, those years give the Golden Pheasant and the Golden Brushtail Possum, the two crossings whose engines run closest to yours.
The boundary
Born near the boundary?
The Chinese year does not turn on January 1. It turns at the lunar New Year, somewhere between late January and mid February, so a birthday in those weeks can belong to the animal before this one. The year finder checks the real date for any year you give it.
Common questions
Questions about this crossing
Is the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey the same as being a Leo?
Leo is half of it. The Golden Snub-nosed Monkey is the specific crossing of Leo with the Year of the Pig, one cell out of 144. Two people can share a Sun sign and carry different animals, because the birth year changes the second half.
What if I was born in January or February of a Pig year?
The Chinese year turns at the lunar New Year, which lands between late January and mid February. A birthday in those weeks can belong to the previous animal, so the year finder checks the real boundary before the grid names your crossing.
Which crossings share the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey's trine?
The Pig runs with the Rabbit and the Goat. Held to the same Leo dates, those years give the Golden Pheasant and the Golden Brushtail Possum, the two animals whose instincts sit closest to the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey's.
One step away
Neighboring crossings
Or start over at the full 12 by 12 grid, or read how the crossing works.