What Chinese zodiac is 2013?
Year of the Water Snake癸巳 · Gui Si · Long-river Water
2013 is the Year of the Water Snake — 癸巳 (Gui Si) in the Chinese calendar. The heavenly stem 癸 belongs to Water, and the year's nayin ("sound") element is Long-river Water.
Animal sign · Stem-branch
- Animal sign
- Snake
- Stem-branch
- 癸巳 (Gui Si)
- Element (heavenly stem)
- 癸 · Water
- Nayin element
- Long-river Water · Water
Chinese New Year · Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Chinese New Year
- Feb 10, 2013
- Start of Spring (Lichun)
- Feb 4, 2013
- This Snake year
- Feb 10, 2013 – Jan 30, 2014
Born in January or February 2013?
| Born | By Chinese New Year (common use) | By Start of Spring (BaZi) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 – Feb 3 | Dragon | Dragon |
| Feb 4 – Feb 9 | Dragon | Snake |
| Feb 10 – Dec 31 | Snake | Snake |
Most people switch animals at Chinese New Year; BaZi (Four Pillars) uses Start of Spring as the year boundary, so early-year birthdays can have two answers. Not sure? A free BaZi chart shows your exact year pillar.
How old is someone born in 2013?
- In 2026
- 13 after their birthday (12 before)
- East Asian age (xusui)
- 14 after Chinese New Year
Snake return years (benmingnian)
- 2025 (age 12)
- 2037 (age 24)
- 2049 (age 36)
A benmingnian is a year that shares your birth animal; it comes round every 12 years. Wearing red is a folk custom for it — tradition, not something to worry about.
Which signs get along with the Snake?
- Trine (san he)
- Secret friend (liu he)
- Clash (chong)
These are traditional branch relations, shared as culture — they don't decide whether two people get along. Tap one for the full match.
Water Snake personality
The Water element gives this Snake its own flavor. Water is about flow: traditionally a Water year adds adaptability, insight and a perceptive mind.
Toward noon, in the hour of Si, the snake lies coiled and still on a sun-warmed stone. People born in the Year of the Snake are composed and perceptive. They rarely take sides early, and when they speak, they get to the point. Quiet is your strength.
- Strengths
- Calm, insightful, discreet
- Watch for
- Guarded, and slow to open your heart
- In love
- Devoted and deep, you value an understanding that needs no words.
- At work
- You suit work that needs judgment and strategy, often seeing a second layer others miss.
The Snake in 2027, Year of the Fire Goat
In tune with the fire, let your talent show
Traditionally, Snake, Horse and Goat form the southern 'fire gathering', so Snake people are in tune with the energy of a Fire Goat year. You're calm and perceptive; this year, bring your ideas into the open and let more people see what you can do.
Take on work that calls for judgment and strategy. Your opinion carries extra weight this year, so speak up when it matters.
Traditional views shared as culture and for fun — not a prediction or advice.
FAQ
What Chinese zodiac is 2013?
2013 is the Year of the Snake (癸巳, Gui Si). This Snake year runs from Feb 10, 2013 (Chinese New Year) to Jan 30, 2014.
What is my sign if I was born in January 2013?
Born before Feb 10, 2013? By the usual Chinese New Year rule you belong to 2012, the Year of the Dragon. BaZi switches at Start of Spring (Feb 4), so a birthday before that also gets the 壬辰 year pillar.
What element is a 2013 Snake?
By the heavenly stem 癸, 2013 is a Water Snake year. By the older nayin system, 癸巳 is "Long-river Water". Neither is good or bad — your personal elements come from the full BaZi chart.
How old is someone born in 2013 in 2026?
13 after their birthday in 2026; by East Asian reckoning (xusui) they are 14 after Chinese New Year.
When is the next Year of the Snake?
The next Year of the Snake is 2037.
Make it about you
Your Chinese zodiac only looks at your birth year. Enter your date and hour of birth for a free BaZi chart and see your own chart and yearly cycles.
Other Snake years
Nearby years
Animal signs, stem-branches and nayin follow the traditional Chinese calendar; Chinese New Year and Start of Spring dates are Beijing time, computed with lunar-javascript. Traditional culture, for reference only.