23 September 2026

12 Chinese Zodiac Signs

Yin Fire year pillar

Fire Snake (1917, 1977, 2037, 2097)

Fire Snake years are 1917, 1977, 2037, 2097 within 1901–2099. 丁巳 is pillar 54 of the 60-year cycle: Yin Fire is its year-stem element, while the Snake branch remains Fire.

Fire Snake personality

Fire repeats the Snake branch's fixed element, giving composed observation an underlying intensity and a more expressive finish. The portrait combines a reserved beginning with a strongly felt conclusion once the Snake decides to speak. Its tension is between privacy and visibility, especially when a desire to be understood arrives without the earlier explanation that would help another person follow.

Born in 1917, 1977, 2037, 2097? Check the opening date below before choosing this variant.

丁巳: pillar anatomy

Heavenly stem
丁 Ding · Yin Fire
Animal branch
巳 Si · Yin Fire
Year stem and fixed branch
Fire meets Fire
Solar month 4
Start of Summer · Summer
Branch compass and double-hour
SSE · 09:00–11:00
Hidden stems
丙 bǐng Fire (primary); 庚 gēng Metal (middle); 戊 wù Earth (residual)

Both positions carry Fire, so the element repeats rather than generating or controlling another element.

Na Yin pair: 沙中土

Earth Na Yin · paired with 丙辰 Yang Fire Dragon in the 30 Na Yin pairs.

Exact date records

Fire Snake years, 1901–2099

The complete 丁巳 pillar returns every sixty years. Each record below keeps the same animal, stem element, and polarity, while its exact lunar-year boundary and leap-month pattern change.

2026 live coordinate

Fire Snake with the current Yang Fire Horse year

Year elements

Fire meets Fire

Fire year stem with the current Fire year stem.

Same branch, five stems

Compare all five Snake elements

Calendar and pillar conventions are recorded in the methodology.