1941 Chinese Zodiac
1941 is the Year of the Yin Metal Snake.
This Snake year begins on Chinese New Year, January 27, 1941, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 1941?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before January 27, 1941, your sign is actually the Dragon (the previous lunar year) — not the Snake.
The element of 1941
⚔️ Yin Metal — Metal is resolve, discipline, and ambition. It sharpens an animal into something focused and unbending, with strong principles and a will of steel. Metal types achieve a great deal, but their rigidity and pride can isolate them.
People born in the Year of the Snake
The Snake is the zodiac's strategist — still on the surface, ceaselessly calculating underneath. Snakes are private, intuitive, and seductively composed; they reveal little and miss nothing. Where others act, a Snake observes, waits, and strikes once, decisively. They are drawn to depth — philosophy, mystery, beauty, power — and bored by the obvious. People find them magnetic and slightly unknowable, which is exactly how a Snake likes it. Their confidence is quiet because it has nothing to prove.
Snake lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Black, Red, Yellow |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 2, 8, 9 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Samantabhadra Bodhisattva (普贤菩萨) |
Other Years of the Snake
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1941?
1941 is the year of the Snake — more precisely the Yin Metal Snake. The Snake year begins on Chinese New Year, January 27, 1941.
If I was born in January 1941, what is my sign?
If you were born before January 27, 1941, you are actually a Dragon (the previous lunar year), not a Snake. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 1941?
The 1941 year carries the Yin Metal element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yin Metal Snake.