2013 / Chinese zodiac
2013 Chinese Zodiac: Water Snake
2013 is the Year of the Water Snake. It begins on February 10, 2013 and ends on January 30, 2014. If you were born before February 10, 2013, your sign is the Water Dragon.
01 / Check the boundary
What is my Chinese zodiac if I was born in 2013?
Two zodiac signs fall within the Gregorian year 2013. Choose the row containing your birthday. These dates include both the first and last day; the animal changes at Chinese New Year, not on January 1.
| Gregorian birthday | Animal & year element |
|---|---|
| – | Water Dragon 龙 |
| – | Water Snake 蛇 |
The full 2013 lunar year continues into 2014, through January 30, 2014. A birthday on February 9, 2013 belongs to the Dragon; a birthday one day later, on February 10, 2013, belongs to the Snake.
YOUR STORY STARTS HERE
When were you born?
YOUR RESULT
02 / The story of the year
What kind of Snake is 2013?
2013 is a Water Snake year. Its stem-branch name is 癸巳 (guǐ-sì): the heavenly stem 癸 carries yin water, and the earthly branch 巳 corresponds to the Snake.
- Zodiac animal
- Snake · 蛇
- Year element
- Water
- Stem & branch
- 癸巳 · guǐ-sì
- Lunar year length
- 355 days
Snake personality in tradition
The Snake is traditionally associated with thoughtfulness and intuition. These are cultural associations, not personality measurements.
The phrase “reflective & perceptive” describes a traditional association with this animal, rather than a rule about everyone born in 2013. The year element is one part of the calendar; it does not establish a person's complete five-elements or Bāzì chart.
我属蛇。
Wǒ shǔ shé. “I was born in the Year of the Snake.”
Snake compatibility in folklore
Snake, Rooster and Ox form a traditional harmony group of three. Pig sits opposite Snake, six places away in the twelve-animal cycle. These describe symbolic positions, not evidence of who will make a good partner.
Explore traditional pairings →03 / A closer look at the dates
2013 lunar calendar at a glance
This Snake year contains 12 lunar months and 355 days. There is no leap lunar month in this year. A leap month keeps the same animal and year element. The table follows the full lunar year, so its final months extend into 2014.
| Lunar month | Begins | Ends | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 30 | ||
| Month 2 | 29 | ||
| Month 3 | 30 | ||
| Month 4 | 29 | ||
| Month 5 | 30 | ||
| Month 6 | 30 | ||
| Month 7 | 29 | ||
| Month 8 | 30 | ||
| Month 9 | 29 | ||
| Month 10 | 30 | ||
| Month 11 | 29 | ||
| Month 12 | 30 |
Sources & calendar convention
Dates are calculated from our local lunar-month dataset. The links below provide the Observatory’s calendar for this Gregorian year and an explanation of the stem-branch cycle. Cultural interpretations are introductory folklore, not predictions.