1931 Chinese Zodiac
1931 is the Year of the Yin Metal Goat.
This Goat year begins on Chinese New Year, February 17, 1931, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 1931?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before February 17, 1931, your sign is actually the Horse (the previous lunar year) — not the Goat.
The element of 1931
⚔️ Yin Metal — Metal is resolve, discipline, and ambition. It sharpens an animal into something focused and unbending, with strong principles and a will of steel. Metal types achieve a great deal, but their rigidity and pride can isolate them.
People born in the Year of the Goat
The Goat (also Sheep or Ram) is the zodiac's gentle artist — tender-hearted, imaginative, and quietly resilient. Goats feel deeply and create beauty as a way of metabolising the world. They are nurturing and unhurried, drawn to peace and put off by anything coarse or cutthroat. Beneath the softness is more steel than people expect: a Goat endures hardship by adapting around it rather than charging through, and it protects its inner world with patient, persistent care.
Goat lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Green, Red, Purple |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 9 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Vairocana Buddha (大日如来) |
Other Years of the Goat
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1931?
1931 is the year of the Goat — more precisely the Yin Metal Goat. The Goat year begins on Chinese New Year, February 17, 1931.
If I was born in January 1931, what is my sign?
If you were born before February 17, 1931, you are actually a Horse (the previous lunar year), not a Goat. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 1931?
The 1931 year carries the Yin Metal element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yin Metal Goat.