Chinese Zodiac
2001: Year of the Metal Snake
Chinese New Year 2001 fell on Wednesday, January 24.
- By Chinese New Year: January 24, 2001 to February 11, 2002
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 2001 to February 3, 2002
Chinese New Year follows the lunisolar calendar, so its date moves between January 21 and February 20. Lichun is a solar term that falls on February 3, 4 or 5, and it is where Ba Zi astrology starts the year.
Born from January 24 to February 3, 2001? By Chinese New Year you are already in the Year of the Metal Snake; by Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are still in the Year of the Metal Dragon.
People born in 2001 turn 26 in 2027.
About the Metal Snake
Metal enhances the Snake's analytical mind with razor-sharp clarity and unwavering determination. The Metal Snake is the most perceptive and strategically formidable of all Snake types, combining deep intuition with precise, logical thinking. This element gives the Snake a harder, more decisive quality, turning their natural cunning into something truly formidable. The Metal Snake sees through deception with uncanny accuracy and pursues their objectives with patient, methodical precision.
The Yin Metal Snake observes and analyzes from the shadows, refining their understanding with meticulous precision before striking with calculated, decisive action.
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Famous People Born in 2001
Listed by calendar year of birth.
- Rachel ZeglerMay 3
- Emma ChamberlainMay 22
- Iga SwiatekMay 31
- Anthony EdwardsAugust 5
- Jannik SinnerAugust 16
- Bukayo SakaSeptember 5
- Caleb McLaughlinOctober 13
- Princess Aiko of JapanDecember 1
- Billie EilishDecember 18
- Maitreyi RamakrishnanDecember 28
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