Yin Fire · 丁巳 · 60-year cycle
Fire Snake Chinese Zodiac: 1917, 1977, 2037 Years
Fire Snake years in this calendar are 1917, 1977, 2037. The latest Fire Snake year is 1977; the next is 2037, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Fire Snake year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Fire Snake years
A birthday belongs to the Fire 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.
1917: Fire Snake
23 January 1917 – 10 February 1918
丁巳 · Dīng Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1917 →1977: Fire Snake
18 February 1977 – 6 February 1978
丁巳 · Dīng Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1977 →2037: Fire Snake
15 February 2037 – 3 February 2038
丁巳 · Dīng Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 2037 →
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What Fire adds to the Snake
Fire joins the Snake's own Fire element, intensifying the contrast between a composed surface and a strongly held inner purpose. The Fire Snake reading brings greater force to expression, with a talent for making a carefully chosen point memorable and less willingness to let an important matter pass.
The year’s visible stem is Dīng 丁, Yin Fire; the Snake branch 巳 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Snake’s traditional character →Fire 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 →