Year of the Snake
Traditionally associated with perception, reserve, and transformation.
- Earthly Branch
- 巳 · sì
- Sequence position
- 6 of 12
- Traditional association
- The Snake follows the Dragon in the cycle. Interpretive traits vary by source, family, and region; the calendar position is the stable fact.
Cycle years
- 1929
- 1941
- 1953
- 1965
- 1977
- 1989
- 2001
- 2013
- 2025
- 2037
These labels name the lunisolar year that begins during the listed Gregorian year. January and early-February births may belong to the preceding animal.
What this does—and does not—tell you
The annual animal is one calendar layer. A fuller Chinese astrology reading may also consider the Heavenly Stem and element, month, day, and hour. A year animal alone cannot determine a personality or predict an outcome.
All twelve animal years
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