Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
2001 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Snake
The 2001 Chinese year ran from Wednesday 24 January 2001 to Monday 11 February 2002.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Snake: 辛巳 (Xīn-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–23 January 2001? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Dragon of 2000.
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:
- 24 January – 3 February 2001: Metal Snake by Chinese New Year, Metal Dragon by Lichun.
- 4 February 2001 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Dragon before 02:29 China time and Metal Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 4 February 2002 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Snake before 08:24 China time and Water Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 5–11 February 2002: 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
← 2000 Metal Dragon · 2002 Water Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2001?
2001 is the Year of the Metal Snake (yin Metal, 辛巳 Xīn-sì), from 24 January 2001 to 11 February 2002. Anyone born 1–23 January 2001 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Dragon.
What element is 2001 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 2001 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 24 January 2001, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Dragon of the 2000 Chinese year; from 24 January 2001 on, it is the Metal Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (4 February 2001, 02:29 China time).
When was Chinese New Year 2001?
It was on Wednesday 24 January 2001 (China time). The next one, on Tuesday 12 February 2002, began the Year of the Water Horse.