Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
1917 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Fire Snake
The 1917 Chinese year ran from Tuesday 23 January 1917 to Sunday 10 February 1918.
Its sign is the Yin Fire Snake: 丁巳 (Dīng-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–22 January 1917? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Fire Dragon of 1916.
Chinese New Year or Lichun?
Most calendars change the animal at Chinese New Year. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology starts the year at Lichun, the Start of Spring, instead. For births around the turn of the year the two counts differ:
- 23 January – 3 February 1917: Fire Snake by Chinese New Year, Fire Dragon by Lichun.
- 4 February 1917 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Dragon before 16:43 China time and Fire Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Snake.
- 4 February 1918 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Fire Snake before 22:38 China time and Earth Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Fire Snake.
- 5–10 February 1918: Fire Snake by Chinese New Year, Earth Horse by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Fire Snake in Chinese astrology
Fire is the Snake's own fixed element, so a Fire Snake is said to be the most intense and ambitious Snake, confident and quietly magnetic.
The Snake is the sixth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with wisdom, intuition and a calm, private grace. Fire is the element of warmth and energy, linked in Chinese tradition with summer, passion and outward expression.
Snake challenges in tradition
- Slow to trust others
- Can be secretive
- Holds on to grudges
- Reluctant to share feelings
Traditions, not predictions. The Snake in love and at work · The five elements
Other Snake years
The Fire Snake every 60 years
← 1916 Fire Dragon · 1918 Earth Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1917?
1917 is the Year of the Fire Snake (yin Fire, 丁巳 Dīng-sì), from 23 January 1917 to 10 February 1918. Anyone born 1–22 January 1917 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Fire Dragon.
What element is 1917 in the Chinese zodiac?
Fire, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 丁 (Dīng). Fire years are years ending in 6 or 7 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1917 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 23 January 1917, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Fire Dragon of the 1916 Chinese year; from 23 January 1917 on, it is the Fire Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1917, 16:43 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1917?
It was on Tuesday 23 January 1917 (China time). The next one, on Monday 11 February 1918, began the Year of the Earth Horse.