Chinese zodiac · 巳 Si
Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac
The Snake (巳, Si) is one of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac — the Earthly Branch of the year pillar. The Year of the Snake returns every twelve years: here are all its years from 1924 to 2031 with the exact start of each, its five elements, its traditional image and how the 2027 year meets it.
The branch 巳 at a glance
- Earthly Branch
- 巳 · Si
- Phase
- Fire · 火
- Polarity
- Yin
- Two-hour period
- 09:00–11:00
- Solar month
- from Li Xia (Start of Summer)
- Hidden stems
- 丙 Yang Fire, 戊 Yang Earth, 庚 Yang Metal
The traditional image of the Snake
The tradition pictures the Snake as wise, perceptive and composed: it moves quietly and sheds its skin to renew itself. Its branch opens summer, as the warmth gathers.
How the tradition pictures the animal — a symbol, not a description of every person born in its years.
2027 and the Snake
2027 is the year of 丁未 Ding Wei — Yin Fire over the Goat. This is how the traditional tables read the bond between its branch 未 and the Snake’s branch 巳.
- seasonal meeting
Seasonal meeting (San Hui): 巳 and 未 are branches of one season, completed by the Horse, which gather Fire.
This is how a traditional symbolic system describes two branches, not a forecast. In BaZi a year is read against all four pillars of a chart, not against the animal alone.
Chinese zodiac 2027: the year of the Goat →
Chinese zodiac compatibility chart: the twelve animals pair by pair →
Years of the Snake
A BaZi year runs from Li Chun to Li Chun, a lunar-calendar year from Chinese New Year to the eve of the next one. Times are China Standard Time (UTC+8); born close to Li Chun, check your exact birth moment in the calculator.
| Year | Stem | BaZi year (Li Chun to Li Chun) | Lunar year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Yin Earth 己巳 | 4 February 1929, 15:08 – 4 February 1930, 20:51 | 10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930 |
| 1941 | Yin Metal 辛巳 | 4 February 1941, 12:49 – 4 February 1942, 18:48 | 27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942 |
| 1953 | Yin Water 癸巳 | 4 February 1953, 10:45 – 4 February 1954, 16:30 | 14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954 |
| 1965 | Yin Wood 乙巳 | 4 February 1965, 08:46 – 4 February 1966, 14:37 | 2 February 1965 – 20 January 1966 |
| 1977 | Yin Fire 丁巳 | 4 February 1977, 06:33 – 4 February 1978, 12:27 | 18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978 |
| 1989 | Yin Earth 己巳 | 4 February 1989, 04:27 – 4 February 1990, 10:14 | 6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990 |
| 2001 | Yin Metal 辛巳 | 4 February 2001, 02:28 – 4 February 2002, 08:24 | 24 January 2001 – 11 February 2002 |
| 2013 | Yin Water 癸巳 | 4 February 2013, 00:13 – 4 February 2014, 06:03 | 10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014 |
| 2025 | Yin Wood 乙巳 | 3 February 2025, 22:10 – 4 February 2026, 04:02 | 29 January 2025 – 16 February 2026 |
The five Snake years
Every Snake year pairs the branch 巳 with one of five Heavenly Stems of the same polarity, so each pairing of the Snake with an element returns every sixty years.
- EarthYin Earth · 己巳 Ji Si1929, 1989
- MetalYin Metal · 辛巳 Xin Si1941, 2001
- WaterYin Water · 癸巳 Gui Si1953, 2013
- WoodYin Wood · 乙巳 Yi Si1965, 2025
- FireYin Fire · 丁巳 Ding Si1977
The animal is one sign of eight
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