1977: Year of the Fire Snake
The 1977 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Fire Snake, and it runs from 18 February 1977 to 6 February 1978 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Snake 蛇
- Element and polarity
- Yin Fire
- Gan-Zhi
- Ding Si 丁巳
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1977, a person turns 49 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1977? You may be Dragon, not Snake
Chinese New Year 1977 fell on 18 February 1977. Anyone born between 1 January 1977 and 17 February 1977 — a window of 48 days — belongs to the 1976 zodiac year, the Yang Fire Dragon, and not to the Snake.
Check an exact birth date against the 18 February 1977 boundary.
Exact 1977 zodiac year dates
The 1977 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Snake years around 1977
| Snake year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Yin Metal Snake | 27 January 1941 |
| 1953 | Yin Water Snake | 14 February 1953 |
| 1965 | Yin Wood Snake | 2 February 1965 |
| 1989 | Yin Earth Snake | 6 February 1989 |
| 2001 | Yin Metal Snake | 24 January 2001 |
| 2013 | Yin Water Snake | 10 February 2013 |
The exact pairing 丁巳 — Yin Fire Snake — returns only once every sixty years: 1917, 2037, 2097.