Yin Metal · 辛巳 · 60-year cycle
Metal Snake Chinese Zodiac: 1941, 2001 Years
Metal Snake years in this calendar are 1941, 2001. The latest Metal Snake year is 2001; the next is 2061, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Metal Snake year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Metal Snake years
A birthday belongs to the Metal 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.
1941: Metal Snake
27 January 1941 – 14 February 1942
辛巳 · Xīn Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1941 →2001: Metal Snake
24 January 2001 – 11 February 2002
辛巳 · Xīn Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 2001 →
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What Metal adds to the Snake
The Snake's Fire controls Metal, setting perceptive inward attention alongside the year element's association with sharp distinctions and firm standards. The Metal Snake reading emphasizes a precise judgment, a private plan and strong resolve, with guardedness when another person presses for an explanation before it is freely offered.
The year’s visible stem is Xīn 辛, Yin Metal; the Snake branch 巳 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Snake’s traditional character →Metal 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 →