Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
2061 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Metal Snake
The 2061 Chinese year will run from Friday 21 January 2061 to Wednesday 8 February 2062.
Its sign is the Yin Metal Snake: 辛巳 (Xīn-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1–20 January 2061? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Metal Dragon of 2060.
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:
- 21 January – 2 February 2061: Metal Snake by Chinese New Year, Metal Dragon by Lichun.
- 3 February 2061 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Dragon before 15:53 China time and Metal Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 3 February 2062 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Metal Snake before 21:46 China time and Water Horse from then on; by Chinese New Year, Metal Snake.
- 4–8 February 2062: 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
← 2060 Metal Dragon · 2062 Water Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2061?
2061 is the Year of the Metal Snake (yin Metal, 辛巳 Xīn-sì), from 21 January 2061 to 8 February 2062. Anyone born 1–20 January 2061 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Metal Dragon.
What element is 2061 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 2061 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 21 January 2061, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Metal Dragon of the 2060 Chinese year; from 21 January 2061 on, it is the Metal Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (3 February 2061, 15:53 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2061?
On Friday 21 January 2061 (China time). The next one, on Thursday 9 February 2062, begins the Year of the Water Horse.