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Year of the Snake
The Snake is the 6th of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. The next Year of the Snake is 2037, a Fire Snake year starting on 15 February 2037.
The zodiac year starts at Chinese New Year, between 21 January and 20 February — so if you were born in January or early February, your animal is usually the one of the year before. (Some traditions, such as feng shui, start the year at Lichun, around 4 February, instead.)
Every Year of the Snake, 1905–2097
| Year | Animal | From – to |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Snake Wood Snake (yin) | 4 February 1905 – 24 January 1906 |
| 1917 | Snake Fire Snake (yin) | 23 January 1917 – 10 February 1918 |
| 1929 | Snake Earth Snake (yin) | 10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930 |
| 1941 | Snake Metal Snake (yin) | 27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942 |
| 1953 | Snake Water Snake (yin) | 14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954 |
| 1965 | Snake Wood Snake (yin) | 2 February 1965 – 20 January 1966 |
| 1977 | Snake Fire Snake (yin) | 18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978 |
| 1989 | Snake Earth Snake (yin) | 6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990 |
| 2001 | Snake Metal Snake (yin) | 24 January 2001 – 11 February 2002 |
| 2013 | Snake Water Snake (yin) | 10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014 |
| 2025 | Snake Wood Snake (yin) | 29 January 2025 – 16 February 2026 |
| 2037 | Snake Fire Snake (yin) | 15 February 2037 – 3 February 2038 |
| 2049 | Snake Earth Snake (yin) | 2 February 2049 – 22 January 2050 |
| 2061 | Snake Metal Snake (yin) | 21 January 2061 – 8 February 2062 |
| 2073 | Snake Water Snake (yin) | 7 February 2073 – 26 January 2074 |
| 2085 | Snake Wood Snake (yin) | 26 January 2085 – 13 February 2086 |
| 2097 | Snake Fire Snake (yin) | 12 February 2097 – 31 January 2098 |
The other animals
Year of the Rat2020, 2032 …Year of the Ox2021, 2033 …Year of the Tiger2022, 2034 …Year of the Rabbit2023, 2035 …Year of the Dragon2024, 2036 …Year of the Horse2014, 2026 …Year of the Goat2015, 2027 …Year of the Monkey2016, 2028 …Year of the Rooster2017, 2029 …Year of the Dog2018, 2030 …Year of the Pig2019, 2031 …
Chinese New Year dates come from our Chinese calendar tables, checked month by month from 1901 to 2100 against the Hong Kong Observatory. Each year's element follows its heavenly stem. All sources.