Yin Earth · 己巳 · 60-year cycle
Earth Snake Chinese Zodiac: 1929, 1989, 2049 Years
Earth Snake years in this calendar are 1929, 1989, 2049. The latest Earth Snake year is 1989; the next is 2049, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Earth Snake year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Earth Snake years
A birthday belongs to the Earth Snake year only within one of these intervals. The days before Chinese New Year belong to the previous animal. Dates below cover this calendar’s 1902–2049 year archives.
1929: Earth Snake
10 February 1929 – 29 January 1930
己巳 · Jǐ Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1929 →1989: Earth Snake
6 February 1989 – 26 January 1990
己巳 · Jǐ Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1989 →2049: Earth Snake
2 February 2049 – 22 January 2050
己巳 · Jǐ Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 2049 →
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What Earth adds to the Snake
The Snake's Fire generates Earth, directing the sign's traditional intensity toward a stable form or a settled understanding. In the Earth Snake reading, observation becomes practical judgment: details are weighed patiently, commitments are chosen with care and familiar methods can become difficult to loosen once trust is established.
The year’s visible stem is Jǐ 己, Yin Earth; the Snake branch 巳 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Snake’s traditional character →Earth Snake in 2026
2026 is a Horse year. Snake and Horse occupy branches 巳 and 午.
Three Meetings · seasons · 三会. Snake and Horse belong to the summer sequence Snake–Horse–Goat, connecting neighbouring seasonal months.
Read Snake with Horse →