Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
1941 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Snake
The 1941 Chinese year ran from Monday 27 January 1941 to Saturday 14 February 1942.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Snake: 辛巳 (Xīn-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–26 January 1941? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Dragon of 1940.
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:
- 27 January – 3 February 1941: Metal Snake by Chinese New Year, Metal Dragon by Lichun.
- 4 February 1941 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Dragon before 12:50 China time and Metal Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 4 February 1942 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Snake before 18:48 China time and Water Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 5–14 February 1942: Metal Snake by Chinese New Year, Water Horse by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Metal Snake in Chinese astrology
A Metal Snake is traditionally the most determined Snake – independent, disciplined and highly focused.
The Snake is the sixth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with wisdom, intuition and a calm, private grace. Metal is the element of clarity and strength, linked in Chinese tradition with autumn, precision and determination.
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 Metal Snake every 60 years
← 1940 Metal Dragon · 1942 Water Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 1941?
1941 is the Year of the Metal Snake (yin Metal, 辛巳 Xīn-sì), from 27 January 1941 to 14 February 1942. Anyone born 1–26 January 1941 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Dragon.
What element is 1941 in the Chinese zodiac?
Metal, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 辛 (Xīn). Metal years are years ending in 0 or 1 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January 1941 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 27 January 1941, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Dragon of the 1940 Chinese year; from 27 January 1941 on, it is the Metal Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 1941, 12:50 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 1941?
It was on Monday 27 January 1941 (China time). The next one, on Sunday 15 February 1942, began the Year of the Water Horse.