Snake strengths in tradition
- Wise and perceptive
- Calm and composed
- Strong intuition
- Elegant and discreet
2073 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Water Snake
The 2073 Chinese year will run from Tuesday 7 February 2073 to Friday 26 January 2074.
Its sign is the Yin Water Snake: 癸巳 (Guǐ-sì) in the 60-year cycle.
Born 1 January – 6 February 2073? Then you belong to the previous Chinese year: the Water Dragon of 2072.
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:
- 3 February 2073 (Lichun day): by Lichun, Water Dragon before 13:52 China time and Water Snake from then on; by Chinese New Year, Water Dragon.
- 4–6 February 2073: Water Dragon by Chinese New Year, Water Snake by Lichun.
Dates and times in China time. The Chinese zodiac calculator converts them for your birthplace and shows both counts.
The Water Snake in Chinese astrology
A Water Snake is associated with depth and intuition, perceptive about people and flexible in its methods.
The Snake is the sixth Chinese zodiac animal, associated in tradition with wisdom, intuition and a calm, private grace. Water is the element of depth and adaptability, linked in Chinese tradition with winter, intuition and quiet wisdom.
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 Water Snake every 60 years
← 2072 Water Dragon · 2074 Wood Horse → · All years 1900–2100
Questions and answers
What Chinese zodiac is 2073?
2073 is the Year of the Water Snake (yin Water, 癸巳 Guǐ-sì), from 7 February 2073 to 26 January 2074. Anyone born 1 January – 6 February 2073 belongs to the previous Chinese year, the Water Dragon.
What element is 2073 in the Chinese zodiac?
Water, in its yin form: the year’s Heavenly Stem is 癸 (Guǐ). Water years are years ending in 2 or 3 – counted by the Chinese year, which begins in late January or February.
I was born in January or early February 2073 — which animal am I?
If you were born before 7 February 2073, the date of Chinese New Year, your sign is the Water Dragon of the 2072 Chinese year; from 7 February 2073 on, it is the Water Snake. Four Pillars (BaZi) astrology counts from Lichun instead (3 February 2073, 13:52 China time).
When is Chinese New Year 2073?
On Tuesday 7 February 2073 (China time). The next one, on Saturday 27 January 2074, begins the Year of the Wood Horse.