Yin Water · 癸巳 · 60-year cycle
Water Snake Chinese Zodiac: 1953, 2013 Years
Water Snake years in this calendar are 1953, 2013. The latest Water Snake year is 2013; the next is 2073, a 60-year return. 2026 is not a Water Snake year. Birth-year boundaries begin at Chinese New Year.
People born in Water Snake years
A birthday belongs to the Water 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.
1953: Water Snake
14 February 1953 – 2 February 1954
癸巳 · Guǐ Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 1953 →2013: Water Snake
10 February 2013 – 30 January 2014
癸巳 · Guǐ Sì
Lunar months and festivals of 2013 →
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What Water adds to the Snake
Water controls the Snake's Fire, adding restraint to the traditional picture of a character that keeps much of its intensity inside. This reading gives the Water Snake a reflective, responsive style, attentive to changes in tone and inclined to reconsider quietly before revealing which direction it has chosen.
The year’s visible stem is Guǐ 癸, Yin Water; the Snake branch 巳 retains its fixed Fire element.
The Snake’s traditional character →Water 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 →