--- title: "What Chinese Zodiac Is 1929? Year of the Earth Snake" description: "1929 is the Year of the Earth Snake in the Chinese zodiac, from February 10, 1929 to January 29, 1930. Personality, Lunar New Year dates and numerology." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1929 last-updated: 2026-10-23 reviewed: false author: Unified Reading editorial --- # What Chinese Zodiac Is 1929? Year of the Earth Snake In Chinese astrology, 1929 is the Year of the Earth Snake, a Yin year. It began at Lunar New Year on February 10, 1929 and ended on January 29, 1930, so people born in 1929 before Feb 10 belong to the Earth Dragon year. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Animal · element · polarity | Snake · Earth · Yin | | Starts (Lunar New Year) | February 10, 1929 | | Ends | January 29, 1930 | | Born in 1929 before Feb 10 | Earth Dragon (the 1928 year) | | Snake's fixed element | Fire (Fire generates Earth) | | Other Earth Snake years (1924-2044) | 1989 | | Stem-branch name | Ji-Si | | Lunar New Year weekday · Sun sign | Sunday · Aquarius | | Numerology year number | 3 | ## When the 1929 Earth Snake year starts and ends The 1929 Earth Snake year began at Lunar New Year on February 10, 1929 and lasted until January 29, 1930, the day before the next new year. Anyone born between January 1 and Feb 10 1929 therefore belongs to the Earth Dragon year that started in 1928, while someone born in early 1930, up to Jan 29, is still a Earth Snake. The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, which is why the start date moves between January 21 and February 20 instead of staying on January 1. The same Earth Snake combination also falls in 1989, sixty years apart, because five elements and twelve animals realign only once in each sixty-year cycle. Lunar New Year 1929 fell on a Sunday, while the Western Sun was in Aquarius. ## Earth Snake personality An Earth Snake year is linked with calm, sensible and loyal people. The Snake's Fire feeds Earth in the generating cycle, so the sign's insight is traditionally said to settle into practical, patient wisdom. People born then are often described as good with resources and steady friends with a dry sense of humour. Caution about new people and change is the usual trait to watch. Earth sits at the centre of the five-element wheel, and an Earth year is traditionally said to give any animal steadiness, patience and a practical turn of mind. Descriptions associate it with reliability, honesty and a talent for holding things together, whether that means a family, a budget or a team in a difficult season. Earth-year people are often portrayed as grounded, fair and good at turning ideas into workable plans. The element is linked with nourishment and care, so it carries a quiet generosity. Its shadow, in most readings, is heaviness: worry, stubbornness and a reluctance to move until every risk has been weighed twice. ## 1929 in numerology and the twelve-year cycle In numerology the digits of this year reduce to 3, associated with expression, creativity and sociability, so a 3 year is described as lively and communicative. The digits of 1929 add up to 21, which reduces to 3. In the twelve-year cycle the Snake is the sixth animal, earthly branch Si, with Fire as its fixed element and Yin polarity. The year element is Earth, and in the five-element cycles fire generates Earth. The year before was the Earth Dragon and the year after is the Metal Horse. In the traditional sexagenary count the year is called Ji-Si: Ji is the Earth heavenly stem and Si is the Snake's earthly branch. Stems and branches alternate between yang and yin together, which is why yin stems only ever meet yin animals. ## Frequently asked questions ### What Chinese zodiac is 1929? 1929 is the Year of the Earth Snake. It started on February 10, 1929 and ended on January 29, 1930. ### What if I was born in January or February 1929? Check the date against Feb 10. Born before February 10, 1929, you are a Earth Dragon; born on or after it, you are a Earth Snake. ### What element is 1929 in the Chinese zodiac? Earth, a Yin year. The Snake's own fixed element is Fire; the year element changes every two years, while the fixed element stays with the animal. ### What is the traditional Chinese name for 1929? Ji-Si. The first part is the heavenly stem, which carries the year's element and polarity; the second is the earthly branch, which carries the animal. Almanacs, calendars and Four Pillars charts identify years this way rather than by animal alone. ### When is the next Earth Snake year? 1989, sixty years later, when the five elements and twelve animals line up again; the table also has 1989. ## Related pages - [Earth Snake](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/earth-snake) - [Snake](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/snake) - [Chinese zodiac years](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/years) - [1928 (Earth Dragon)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1928) - [1930 (Metal Horse)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1930) - [1941 (Metal Snake)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1941) - [1989 (Earth Snake)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1989) - [1953 (Water Snake)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1953) - [Chinese zodiac calculator](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac-calculator) - [Chinese zodiac](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac) ## About Unified Reading Unified Reading combines Pythagorean numerology, the Western Sun sign (Moon and rising with a birth time), the Chinese zodiac and life-stage context in one reading. 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