Year of the Snake: Personality, Horoscope for 2023

🐍 Year of the Snake: Men and women born in 1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 and 2025 are of the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake
By KarmaWeather - 1 September 2022
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The Year of the Snake

Year of the Snake's Chinese horoscope and meaning: exact birth dates and elements, characteristics and personality traits, love compatibility and zodiac lucky stones

In brief: The elusive Year of the Snake is the sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac. The Snake often has a great seductive power, thanks to his beauty, his sensuality and his enigmatic intelligence.

Serious, analytical, endowed with a deep mind, the Snake has confidence in his intuition. It is even said of the Snake that he has a sixth sense.

📅 2023 Chinese zodiac predictions for the Year of the Snake:

Year of the Snake: Personality horoscope

The Snake's bright, mysterious and elegant spirit easily opens up career prospects for him in business, politics and public relations. The Snake is cunning, likes to speak with accuracy and precision, and he always pays attention to what he says. The Snake is also known for his sense of humor and his sharp spikes. However, in situations where he feels threatened, his mind may darken suddenly to make room for a much harder tone, both sarcastic and aggressive.

A man or a woman born during a year of the Snake is a generous being, on the condition of being the first served.

Generally possessive and jealous in love, the Snake expects a lot of his partner, while he takes all his time to forgive in return. His profound anger, mainly expressed by a black and hostile silence, can become destructive with the test of time. His jealousy, probably his strongest defect, can have deleterious effects on his couple but also be a brake on his career ambitions, because he may then linger with envy on the achievements of others, rather than patiently weave the threads of his own success.

With his infallible and animated memory, the enigmatic Snake tends to forget nothing of what he has experienced in the past. Always on guard, he uses his great intuitive power to anticipate events to his advantage.

While this is usually not the case during his youth, the Snake can become stingy when getting older, but nevertheless more serene and wise. Thus, he manages not to repeat the same mistakes, except for his emotional life.

The Snake is rather introverted and inclined to philosophy and intellectual activities. He is often a discreet observer, with a strong capacity for deduction. Very secretive, the Snake certainly doesn't share his knowledge with unknown people. But when he does confides, after having finally trusted someone, he will never forgive that person the slightest betrayal. When he feels mistreated, the Snake transforms into a vindictive and tenacious creature, able to wait patiently for the opportune moment to overcome his misadventure and finally regain the advantage. Suffice to say that no one has the slightest interest in becoming an enemy of the Snake, because he is perfectly armed to turn around to his advantage the most complex of any given situation.

In the complicated moments of his life, the Snake doesn't hesitate to use cunning to achieve his ends. He may also be attracted by risky behavior, danger and underground worlds. If during his youth the Snake was unable to successfully channel his darkest impulses, these can gradually grow to become perilous and leave visible scars.

🐍 Which kind of Snake are you?

Positive and negative personality traits of Fire, Earth, Metal and Water Snakes

Year of the Snake: The 5 types of Snakes in Chinese astrology
Snake Type Birth Year Characteristics (Man & Woman)
🌳 Wood Snake 1965, 2025 Wise, creative, sensitive, flexible, sensual, conceited, versatile, suspicious, haughty, dilettante
🔥 Fire Snake 1977 Funny, passionate, lucky, energetic, charismatic, bossy, critical, perverse, domineering, possessive
🗿 Earth Snake 1929, 1989 Ambitious, pleasant, thoughtful, careful, calm, curvy, slow, touchy, lazy, unfaithful
🛠 Metal Snake 1941, 2001 Analytical, strategist, strong-willed, strong, magnetic, nervous, jealous, stubborn, aggressive, radical
💧 Water Snake 1953, 2013 Intuitive, refined, intellectual, patient, sociable, anxious, liar, bad loser, secretive, resentful

Also read the Snake's combined personality horoscope with Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.

Year of the Snake's birth dates

🐍 Snake calendar years

Years and elements of birth for the Chinese zodiac sign of the Snake

Year of the Snake: Birth Date Ranges
Birth Year Date range Chinese Year
1929 10/02/1929 - 09/01/1930 Yin Earth Snake Year
1941 27/01/1941 - 14/02/1942 Yin Metal Snake Year
1953 14/02/1953 - 02/02/1954 Yin Water Snake Year
1965 02/02/1965 - 20/02/1966 Yin Wood Snake Year
1977 18/02/1977 - 06/02/1978 Yin Fire Snake Year
1989 06/02/1989 - 26/01/1990 Yin Earth Snake Year
2001 24/01/2001 - 11/02/2002 Yin Metal Snake Year
2013 10/02/2013 - 30/01/2014 Yin Water Snake Year
2025 29/01/2025 - 16/02/2026 Yin Wood Snake Year

Chinese zodiac Snake's best jobs and careers

Politician, librarian, jeweler, philosopher, physician, lawyer, writer, military careers

Year of the Snake: Fortune

Lucky Colors of the Snake

Green, red

Lucky Numbers of the Snake

6, 10, 2

Snake (zodiac) eminent personalities

Celebrities born in the Year of the Snake

Stephen Hawking, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, David Beckham, Xi Jiping, Mao Zedong, Yasser Arafat, Tony Blair, Queen Elisabeth I of England, Gandhi, George of Cambridge, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, John F. Kennedy, Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Gustave Flaubert, J. K. Rowling, Mary Shelley, Bob Dylan, Muhammad Ali, Daniel Radcliffe, Shakira, Tamar Braxton, Jon Cena, Kayne West, Psy, Donald Trump Jr., Chris Martin, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Fassbender

Year of the Snake: Love compatibility

The Snake's Chinese zodiac compatibility triangle

The Snake, the Ox (Buffalo) and the Rooster (Chicken) are part of the second compatibility triangle of Chinese astrology. Indeed, the Snake, sixth sign-animal of the zodiac in the Chinese calendar, gets along naturally with the Ox and the Rooster.

All 12 zodiac signs of the Chinese horoscope also have a secret friend: the Monkey is the secret friend of the Snake. However, also note that the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Snake is incompatible with the Pig (Boar).

💖 Snake compatibility horoscope

Today's Chinese Horoscope for the Snake

KarmaWeather's Free Daily Snake Horoscope offers unique and accurate predictions for the 6th Chinese zodiac sign. To better understand his Chinese daily horoscope, regardless of the specific interpretation of the consulted period of the current Chinese year, the Snake must monitor the days and months governed by the energetic influence of the Pig (in particular, avoid any trip, operation or signature of contract). On the other hand, the days of the Snake, the Ox, the Rooster and the Monkey are lucky days for the Snake.

Year of the Snake: Birthstones

Snake Chinese zodiac lucky stones: Almandine garnet, amber, cat's eye, eudialyte, fire agate, heliotrope, hematite, manganocalcite, pink topaz, rainbow fluorite, ruby, septaria, smoky quartz, tiger's eye, tiger iron, white noble opal, silver



Snake's 2023 Chinese horoscope

Snake 2023 Horoscope
Year of the Snake's 2023 Horoscope
Feng Shui Colors 2023 for the Snake: Cerulean Blue, Straw Yellow

Chinese horoscope of the Snake during the Year of the Rabbit 2023, in love, work, career, health, luck, studies and travels

According to the 2023 Chinese horoscope of the Snake, the Rabbit (animal of the year 2023) promotes beneficial developments in all aspects of his life, throughout the year. Under the Rabbit's benevolent influence, the Snake's relationship with his work, with his family and with those close to him takes new turns. Delays, distances and feelings of emotional loss disappear, giving way to dynamics focused on progress and consolidation. In 2023, the Snake has the power to demolish all the walls of conviction that he has erected in his mind and which are preventing him from taking off. Of a difficult character and willingly vindictive, the Snake will walk the thorny path of listening and forgiveness, especially with himself. In order to take full advantage of this Chinese New Year 2023 that the Rabbit is preparing for him, the Snake will learn to suppress any proud, jealous and obstinate behavior, which has no place in this new favorable environment.

Snake Lucky Colors 2023: Download Mobile WallpaperAccording to the Snake's 2023 work and money horoscope, it is not the missions to accomplish that will be lacking. Very solicited and busy, the Snake will have to make crucial choices between his professional life and his private life. Multiple partnerships, growing projects, expansion of the field of action with supporting grants, the Snake will only have to solicit to obtain the means necessary for his action. Also, despite the particularities usually embodied by the Rabbit, 2023 will not be a year of celebration or nonchalant sleepovers for the Snake. The energy boost that the Rabbit provides the Snake must be used in an optimal way. To this end, an excellent organization will be essential to the Snake if he wishes to benefit from all his experiences. The Rabbit encourages the Snake to be sober and meticulous in each of his steps. Nothing should be left to chance and no obstacle or intellectual challenge should divert the 6th Chinese zodiac sign from his priorities. In this Year of the Rabbit 2023, the Snake can expect to be rewarded at the height of his investments.

According to the Snake's 2023 love horoscope, the year is more mixed in terms of feelings, the Water element (element of the year 2023) running the risk of playing tricks on him. In 2023, the Snake's roadmap will inevitably feature old sentimental stories whose disengagements had never been properly verbalized. Inevitably, the Snake will have to deal with situations that will not always be very pleasant to live with. At some point, the Snake will even have to leave the cozy comfort of ready-made beliefs to confront other realities and other territories. In this Chinese year 2023, a child, a parent, a family member or an ex-spouse can appear at any time and impose their law or seek compensation for a past wrongdoing. The fact remains that the emotional losses suffered will reveal to the Snake the paths of relief and acceptance. It's a whole learning program that awaits the Snake in 2023, provided that he is sufficiently serene and solid in his way of apprehending the future. In 2023, the Snake, whether single or in a relationship, should turn an important page in his love life, to inaugurate with fresh and clear ink the stories of the thrilling sentimental victories that the years to come have in store for him.


🧧 Also read the free and complete 2023 Chinese horoscope


Talismans and lucky charms 2023 of the Snake

The luck of the Snake in 2023
Rating of the year ★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Resolution of the year Limit fantasies
Luckiest months May 2023 (Month of the Snake), August 2023 (Month of the Monkey), September 2023 (Month of the Rooster), January 2023 (Month of the Ox)
Least lucky period November 2023 (Month of the Pig)
Color 2023 Cerulean Blue, Straw Yellow
Protective Stone 2023 Larimar
Correction element 2023 Water, Earth
Chakra 2023 Throat Chakra
Tarot card 2023 The Fool
Rune 2023 The Opening (Kano)
Foods and Oils 2023 Blueberry, Blackcurrant
Flowers 2023 Sage, Violet

Snake Monthly Horoscope 2023

  • Snake January 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 12th lunar month (Month of the Water Ox): from December 23, 2022 to January 21, 2023

    According to the January 2023 horoscope, the Snake is delighted that the projects initiated for the last several weeks are finally starting to bear fruit. Remarkable progress in terms of professional career deserves to be celebrated. Small family disputes are unfortunately necessary for the realization of certain realities. Overall, this is a beneficial and constructive period for the Snake.

  • Snake February 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 1st lunar month (Month of the Wood Tiger): from January 22 to February 19, 2023

    According to the February 2023 horoscope, the Snake suffers a small decline in shape at work. Misunderstandings followed by reconciliations. Minor physical ailments. Financially, the best solution is to let time pass. Other opportunities will be available very soon. In love, luck is on the side of travel. Be careful not to leave personal effects in sight of anyone, at the risk of losing what has been difficult to acquire.

  • Snake March 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 2nd lunar month (Double Month of the Wood Rabbit): from February 20 to April 19, 2023

    According to the March 2023 horoscope, the Snake can take advantage of this doubled month with much more serenity than last month. Gradual understanding of mistakes at work. In this merciless world, you have to be both the guardian and the operator of your own ideas. Advice listened to and applied. Wallet-comforting extra income. Regarding love, there is no place for hurtful words and attitudes. Friendly warmth. Luck is present.

  • Snake April 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 3rd lunar month (Month of the Fire Dragon): from April 20 to May 18, 2023

    According to the April 2023 horoscope, the Snake is going through a moderately prosperous period. The Snake must redouble his efforts at work, because he will not be given gifts in the event of a mistake. There is no point in setting the bar too high. Unjustified jealousies on both sides. The second part of the Month of the Dragon is much more auspicious. Expenses to control. Concerning love, no rush.

  • Snake May 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 4th lunar month (Month of the Serpent of Fire): from May 19 to June 17, 2023

    According to the May 2023 horoscope, the Snake approaches the month with serenity, which gives him the opportunity to take stock of his existential evolution. The Snake must wonder about his real professional aspirations and his real physical and intellectual capacities. In case of disagreements, he must bet everything on his talent for diplomacy. Financially, time can become his best friend. Prefer the light of the sky to the dark caves, there is not always a hidden treasure to dig up. In love, by dint of wanting to know everything, the Snake risks suffocating his partner.

  • Snake June 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 5th lunar month (Month of the Earth Horse): from June 18 to July 17, 2023

    According to the June 2023 horoscope, the Snake plans to make business trips. In case of satisfactory work, a promotion is achievable. It is better not to hang around too much in places dedicated to leisure so as not to unbalance your bank account. When it comes to love, there is no point sinking into illusion and paranoia. Stay realistic and close to those who wish you well. To live happily, it is preferable to live one's passions of the moment discreetly. Monitor your diet and sleep cycle.

  • Snake July 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 6th lunar month (Month of the Earth Goat): from July 18 to August 15, 2023

    According to the July 2023 horoscope, the Snake may justify an unexpected action in this Month of the Goat. The Snake is asked to take care of his appearance and his language at work, just as meeting new influential people will give him the opportunity to shine. Regarding money, wisdom has its virtues. Avoid losing sight of what was originally planned. Moderate your enthusiasm. In love, it would be wise to develop one's sense of altruism without lying to oneself or distorting the realities experienced by one's partner.

  • Snake August 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 7th lunar month (Month of the Metal Monkey): August 16 to September 14, 2023

    According to the August 2023 horoscope, the Snake takes advantage of a month that is beneficial to him. It's time to consolidate the achievements at work. The Snake must not forget his past failures if he wishes to learn how to better circumvent the next obstacles he will face. Additional income is possible. In love, good news is in the making. On the other hand, it is strongly advised to stay away from angry or manipulative people.

  • Snake September 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 8th lunar month (Month of the Metal Rooster): September 15 to October 14, 2023

    According to the September 2023 horoscope, the horizon shines brightly for the Snake. How nice to feel desired! Luck is within reach of the perceptive and agile Snake in his work. A financial gain is possible, in parallel with an important family reunion. Regarding love, it's time for explanations, for better or for worse.

  • Snake October 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 9th lunar month (Month of the Water Dog): from October 15 to November 12, 2023

    According to the October 2023 horoscope, the Snake approaches the Month of the Dog with the possibility of making fundamental discoveries, but also fruitful journeys. A new impetus is coming in labor relations. Knowledge makes the Snake stronger and more valuable to his business. But this does not mean that he is allowed to perform exploits with his bank card. The Snake must watch his subordinates as well as his children, and more than usual. In case of persistent discomfort, do not hesitate to quickly consult your doctor. In love, beware of toxic words. Sometimes it is better to remain silent.

  • Snake November 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 10th lunar month (Month of the Water Pig): from November 13 to December 12, 2023

    According to the November 2023 horoscope, the Snake finds it difficult to flourish professionally in this Month of the Pig. Mutual attraction in the workplace may displease some people. A whimsical and festive period is looming. Good investment opportunities can very quickly slip through the Snake's fingers. Concerning love, the Snake will tend to favor the reassuring comfort of his burrow. However, beautiful sentimental opportunities are possible for the curious Snake.

  • Snake December 2023

    Gregorian dates of the 11th lunar month (Month of the Wood Rat): from December 13, 2023 to January 10, 2024

    According to the December 2023 horoscope, the Snake is having a decent month, nothing more. The Snake's choices can have deeper consequences than expected. At work, things change without the Snake managing to control the situation. It is wise to avoid harsh words with colleagues or associates. A scheme could be applied in the event of a bad financial situation. In love, prolonging the plot unnecessarily can end up irritating your partner.

  • Snake January 2024

    Gregorian dates of the 12th lunar month (Month of the Wood Ox): from January 11 to February 9, 2024

    According to the January 2024 horoscope, the Snake displays a superb complexion in this Month of the Ox. The 6th Chinese zodiac sign is no longer obliged to demonstrate his efficiency at work. Key rewards. From time to time, one has to be able to share one's meal. Regarding finances, the Snake should not systematically trust his talent for deduction. By dint of looking for the little beast, one will eventually find it. When it comes to love, the Snake must agree to give a second chance to his partner while avoiding telling about his sentimental failures on the first date. There are certainly other topics to discuss first.



Chinese Horoscope for Fire, Earth, Metal and Water Snakes

Below, in accordance with the Chinese horoscope, you will find a detailed description of the personality and specificities of the 5 existing types of Snake, which associate the terrestrial branch of the Snake with the 5 Yin celestial trunks of WuXing and Feng Shui (Yin Wood, Yin Fire, Yin Earth, Yin Metal, Yin Water). Indeed, the Snake being a Chinese astrological sign with Yin polarity, the elements of Nature to which he can be connected are always in their Yin form. Likewise, for each Snake associated with his celestial trunk (Wood Snake, Fire Snake, Earth Snake, Metal Snake, Water Snake), discover the pillar of destiny he is associated with and its meaning, in relation to its imaged destiny.

🌳 Wood Snake

Characteristics: You’re a Wood Snake if you’re born in 1965 or 2025 (on Chinese New Year 2025, the next generation of Wood Snakes will be born). In 2022, you’re 58 years old. Your lucky number is 42.

Personality: Endowed with great wisdom and a sound judgment, the native of the Year of the Wood Snake is a persevering, discreet, lucid and perspicacious being. Fiercely independent, his relationship with his friends are steady and solid. In return, his companions willingly forgive the Wood Snake his vanity, which is one of his few defects. The Wood Snake blossoms in calm environments, sheltered from the noise of the world. For instance, it's in a library, one of his places of predilection, that he can calmly quench his thirst for knowledge. While the Wood Snake loves art, music and theater, ensuring the security of his finances remains the primordial quest of his existence. Without this financial security he wouldn't be able to flourish in life. Gifted for speeches, the Wood Snake is a born politician, as his natural magnetism makes him sympathetic and attractive on first sight.

Year of the Wood Snake's balancing stone and essential oil
Year of the Wood Snake's balancing stone and essential oil

Wood Snake's Pillar of Destiny

Imaged destiny: "Lighthouse fire" (Yin)
Meaning of the Wood Snake's birth pillar: Great creative sensitivity, total intellectual freedom, willingly fanciful but never superficial, talent for finance and trades requiring oratorical talent and strength of conviction, ability to attract loyal friends as well as parasites.

🐍🌳 Learn more about the Year of the Wood Snake


🔥 Fire Snake

Characteristics: You’re a Fire Snake if you’re born in 1977. In 2023, you’re 46 years old. Your lucky number is 54.

Personality: Brilliant and passionate, very charismatic and endowed with a captivating sensuality, the person born in the Year of the Fire Snake can occasionally be suspicious and selfish, which can sometimes make him lose precious friendships. The tendency of the Fire Snake to always bring everything back to him, combined with his latent authoritarianism, make him a complicated and fascinating friend or partner, even if a little stifling on a daily basis. His charm and his intelligence are indispensable assets to satisfy his quest for power and financial success.

Year of the Fire Snake's balancing stone and essential oil
Year of the Fire Snake's balancing stone and essential oil

Fire Snake's Pillar of Destiny

Imaged destiny: "The earth buried in the sand" (Yin)
Meaning of the Fire Snake's birth pillar: Energetic character coupled with an irresistible charm, gift for innovation and the creative trades, attraction for money and power to the point sometimes of no longer understanding the abstract and spiritual dimension of life, uncontrollable jealousy and instinctive distrust, tendency to be rigid in the face of adversity.

🐍🔥 Learn more about the Year of the Fire Snake


🗿 Earth Snake

Characteristics: You’re an Earth Snake if you’re born in 1929 or 1989. In 2023, you’re 94 or 34 years old. Your lucky number is 6.

Personality: The native of the Year of the Earth Snake is the quietest, the most discreet, and the most thoughtful of his fellows. Organized, courteous, extremely elegant, he's also the most magnetic of the Snakes. His charm operates without artifice, and it's unconsciously that friends and lovers awaken as voluntary and willing prisoners of this enigmatic and bewitching character.

Year of the Earth Snake's balancing stone and essential oil
Year of the Earth Snake's balancing stone and essential oil

Earth Snake's Pillar of Destiny

Imaged destiny: "The big forest tree" (Yin)
Meaning of the Earth Snake's birth pillar: Patience and insight, ease in public and ambition justified by a refined intelligence, devastating charm, attraction to the Arts and sense of aesthetics, relative slowness due to the importance given to reasoning before taking any action.

🐍🗿 Learn more about the Year of the Earth Snake


🛠 Metal Snake

Characteristics: You’re a Metal Snake if you’re born in 1941 or in 2001. In 2023, you’re 82 or 22 years old. Your lucky number is 18.

Personality: Lucid, quick and calculating, the person born in the Year of the Metal Snake is also the sharpest of his fellows. His dialogue is frank and direct, sometimes at the risk of crushing his entourage. While he climbs the scales of society in all discretion, his natural mistrust is an asset that allows him to avoid many of the pitfalls he shall encounter throughout his professional life.

Year of the Metal Snake's balancing stone and essential oil
Year of the Metal Snake's balancing stone and essential oil

Metal Snake's Pillar of Destiny

Imaged destiny: "The bronze of the white candlestick" (Yin)
Meaning of the Metal Snake's birth pillar: Strong character and unwavering will, attraction to the virtues of solitude, great capacity for adaptation and love of perfection, capacity for anticipation and long-term vision, tendency to be tempted by the whims of a luxurious and voluptuous life.

🐍🛠 Learn more about the Year of the Metal Snake


💧 Water Snake

Characteristics: You’re a Water Snake if you’re born in 1953 or in 2013. In 2023, you’re 70 or 10 years old. Your lucky number is 30.

Personality: He's the most skillful, curious, and cunning of the Snakes. Foreseeing, the native of the Year of the Water Snake never acts by chance, calculating each of his gestures with the precision of a watchmaker. Delicate and cultured, he's also a cerebral, very appreciated by his circle of friends. Being an artist as much as being an intellectual, the Water Snake can succeed in all possible types of jobs. Considering his sharp flair for finding metal, he can be both an excellent negotiator and a discoverer of treasures.

Year of the Water Snake's balancing stone and essential oil
Year of the Water Snake's balancing stone and essential oil

Water Snake's Pillar of Destiny

Imaged destiny: "The water of the long river" (Yin)
Meaning of the Water Snake's birth pillar: Insatiable curiosity and phenomenal memory, mysterious charm and deep intelligence, talent for management, financial management and mathematics, risk of being absorbed by grudges as tenacious as time does not manage to diminish them.

🐍💧 Learn more about the Year of the Water Snake


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