Year of the Snake

Snake Birth Years

The Snake year repeats every twelve years. Recent Snake years include:

Because Chinese New Year falls between late January and mid-February, anyone born in those weeks should check the exact Lunar New Year date for their birth year before assuming a sign.

Snake Personality

At their core, Snake natives are wise, enigmatic, intuitive, graceful, secretive. The fixed element Fire grounds their nature in passion, transformation, and visible energy; the Yin polarity means they lead with receptive, internal, sustaining energy. The closest Western zodiac analogue is Scorpio, though the comparison is loose — Chinese and Western astrology read from different traditions.

Snake in Love

In love, the Snake seductive and patient, observes long before committing, deeply loyal once chosen. The strongest classical matches are with the Rooster, Ox, Monkey — two from the Snake's Three Harmonies trine plus the "secret friend" from the Six Combinations (Liu He). The hardest pairing is with the Pig, which classical Chinese astrology calls a Six Conflicts opposition.

Snake Career and Strengths

Professionally, the Snake excels at research, psychology, philosophy, finance — depth professions. The shadow side to watch for is can be jealous, possessive, or so private they become unreachable — when Snake natives are stressed or unsupported, those tendencies surface and tend to derail otherwise strong work.

Snake Lucky Colors, Numbers & Things to Avoid

Snake Compatibility With Every Sign

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