The Year of the Snake: 2025 Chinese Zodiac

The Year of the Snake slinks in on January 29, 2025, at the Aquarius new moon, bringing with it 12 months of renewal and growth. Known for its stealthiness and wisdom, the Snake wants you to move with purpose and precision. Relinquish what no longer serves you so you can evolve.

This serpentine energy guides us all until February 16, 2026, so embrace its slow, steady transformation. Changes may not happen overnight, but that’s okay.

The Snake is associated with pragmatic Taurus in the Western zodiac, an earth sign known for its grounded, deliberate approach to life. As you weave through the year, you can methodically align with your true path. The key lies in trusting the process.

While the pace of 2025’s Year of the Snake might feel more subdued compared to 2024’s Year of the Dragon, don’t mistake this for a lack of action. A Snake year rewards those who think ahead, stay calm under pressure, and strike only when the timing is perfect. Summon your inner strategist. It’s time to play the long game and build something solid from the ground up.

The Year of the Snake Themes for 2025

The following are themes for a Wood Snake year such as:

• Strategy and tactics
• Intrigue and mystery
• Elevated tastes
• Wisdom
• Reflection
• Self-care and comfort
• Subtle movements that bring big results

The Year of the Snake’s Element Is Wood

Wood years—which are all years that end in a 4 or a 5—mark periods of accelerated growth. Need a visual? Picture a sapling pushing through the soil and rising toward the sky to become a towering tree. Spring is the season associated with Wood, which makes 2025 (much like 2024’s Wood year) a time for renewal, change and rebirth.

The Wood element brings its own unique flavor to the Snake’s influence. Since Wood encourages growth, expansion, and renewal, visualize a vine winding its way up a trellis, gaining strength with every twist. This is a year to rise strategically, rather than rushing to the top.

The last Wood Snake year was 1965, a time of profound cultural shifts

During the last Year of the Snake (in 1965), the world saw the rise of the counterculture movement, the birth of iconic fashion trends like the miniskirt, and a greater push for civil rights and equality. Sixty years later, we might find similar themes echoing back to us with the Wood Snake year, offering opportunities for transformation and renewal on a global scale.

As we usher in the Year of the Wood Snake, remember: Patience, precision, and strategy will be your greatest allies. Trust in the slow, steady growth that this year promises, and don’t rush the process. In true Snake fashion, sometimes the best moves are the ones made quietly, when others least expect them.

How to make the most of the Year of the Wood Snake can be found in The AstroTwins’ 2025 Horoscope book, along with the astrology of the year for your zodiac sign.

Past Lunar Year forecasts/Chinese zodiac animals by year:

The Year of the Wood Dragon (2024)

The Year of the Water Rabbit (2023)

The Year of the Water Tiger (2022)

The Year of the Metal Ox (2021)

Year of the Metal Rat (2020)

Year of the Earth Pig (2019)

Year of the Earth Dog (2018)

Year of the Fire Rooster (2017)

The Year of the Wood Sheep (2015)

The Year of Wood Horse (2014)

The Year of the Water Snake (2013)