2025 Chinese zodiac —
the Wood Snake
| Animal sign | Snake 巳 — the Wood Snake |
|---|---|
| Element | Yin Wood (乙) |
| 2025 Snake year | Jan 29, 2025 – Feb 16, 2026 |
| Born Jan 1 – Jan 28, 2025 | Wood Dragon of 2024 |
| Korean saju year | Starts at Ipchun, Feb 3, 2025 |
| Best matches | Ox, Goat, Rooster |
| Next Snake year | 2037 (Fire Snake) |
| Age in 2026 | 1 (Korean age 2) |
People born between Jan 29, 2025 and Feb 16, 2026 are a Wood Snake. The Wood Snake is thoughtful and cultured, the most patient Snake and the most willing to share.
Born in January or early February 2025?
The 2025 Snake year began at Chinese New Year on Jan 29, 2025. If you were born from January 1 to Jan 28, 2025, your sign is the Wood Dragon of 2024. The year ended on Feb 16, 2026, so birthdays in early 2026 up to that date still count as Snakes.
The Korean saju year starts at Ipchun
In Korean saju (the Four Pillars), the year pillar changes at Ipchun, the start of spring — Feb 3, 2025 at about 23:07 Korea time — not at Lunar New Year. A birthday from Jan 29 to Feb 2, 2025 is already a Snake by Lunar New Year but still 甲辰 (Wood Dragon) in a saju chart. Why saju starts the year at Ipchun →
The Wood Snake personality
The Wood Snake is thoughtful and cultured, the most patient Snake and the most willing to share. Wood brings growth, generosity and a long view.
Snakes say little and notice everything. Their judgment is usually right, and they seldom show their whole hand. Strengths: sharp analysis; the patience to prepare properly; composure and quiet charisma. Watch for: suspicion; holding on to hurt for a long time; secrecy that others misread.
Compatibility
Best matches for the Snake: Ox (84/100), Goat (74/100), Rooster (72/100). Hardest: Pig (32), Tiger (45). All twelve Snake matches →
Age
People born in the 2025 Snake year turn 1 in 2026 (2 in Korean age) and 2 in 2027. The same Wood Snake returns every sixty years — 1965 and 2085.
Snake years
1929 Earth · 1941 Metal · 1953 Water · 1965 Wood · 1977 Fire · 1989 Earth · 2001 Metal · 2013 Water · 2025 Wood
The Snake in 2027
The Year of the Fire Goat gives the Snake 87/100 — a favorable year. Read the 2027 forecast →
Questions about the 2025 zodiac
What Chinese zodiac animal is 2025?
2025 is the Year of the Snake — the Wood Snake (乙巳). The Snake year runs from Jan 29, 2025 to Feb 16, 2026: it starts at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
Is someone born in January 2025 a Snake?
Only if the birthday falls on or after Jan 29, 2025, when the Snake year began. From January 1 to Jan 28, 2025, the sign is still the Wood Dragon of 2024.
What element is the 2025 Snake?
Wood. The year stem 乙 is yin wood, so everyone born in the 2025 Snake year is a Wood Snake. Wood brings growth, generosity and a long view.
When is the next Year of the Snake?
2037 — the Fire Snake. The Wood Snake itself comes back every sixty years — 1965 and 2085.
Who is the Snake most compatible with?
The Snake’s best matches are the Ox (84/100), the Goat (74/100) and the Rooster (72/100); the hardest are the Pig (32) and the Tiger (45).
Nearby years
← 2024 Wood Dragon · 2026 Fire Horse → · All years and the calculator
