1929: Year of the Earth Snake
The 1929 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Earth Snake, and it runs from 10 February 1929 to 29 January 1930 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Snake 蛇
- Element and polarity
- Yin Earth
- Gan-Zhi
- Ji Si 己巳
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1929, a person turns 97 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1929? You may be Dragon, not Snake
Chinese New Year 1929 fell on 10 February 1929. Anyone born between 1 January 1929 and 9 February 1929 — a window of 40 days — belongs to the 1928 zodiac year, the Yang Earth Dragon, and not to the Snake.
Check an exact birth date against the 10 February 1929 boundary.
Exact 1929 zodiac year dates
The 1929 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Snake years around 1929
| Snake year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Yin Wood Snake | 4 February 1905 |
| 1917 | Yin Fire Snake | 23 January 1917 |
| 1941 | Yin Metal Snake | 27 January 1941 |
| 1953 | Yin Water Snake | 14 February 1953 |
| 1965 | Yin Wood Snake | 2 February 1965 |
The exact pairing 己巳 — Yin Earth Snake — returns only once every sixty years: 1989, 2049.