Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
1929 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Earth Snake
The 1929 Chinese year ran from Sunday 10 February 1929 to Wednesday 29 January 1930.
Its sign is the Yin Earth Snake: 己巳 (Jǐ-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 9 February 1929? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Earth Dragon of 1928.
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:
- 4 February 1929 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Earth Dragon before 15:08 China time and Earth Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Earth Dragon.
- 5–9 February 1929: Earth Dragon by Chinese New Year, Earth Snake by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Earth Snake in Chinese astrology
An Earth Snake is described as calm, practical and reliable, pairing the Snake's insight with patience and common sense.
The Snake is the sixth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with wisdom, intuition and a calm, private grace. Earth is the element of stability and balance, linked in Chinese tradition with the turning points between the seasons.
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 Earth Snake every 60 years
← 1928 Earth Dragon · 1930 Metal Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1929?
1929 is the Year of the Earth Snake (yin Earth, 己巳 Jǐ-sì), from 10 February 1929 to 29 January 1930. Anyone born 1 January – 9 February 1929 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Earth Dragon.
What element is 1929 in the Chinese zodiac?
Earth, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 己 (Jǐ). Earth years are years ending in 8 or 9 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 1929 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 10 February 1929, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Earth Dragon of the 1928 Chinese year; from 10 February 1929 on, it is the Earth Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1929, 15:08 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1929?
It was on Sunday 10 February 1929 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 30 January 1930, began the Year of the Metal Horse.