2026 is the Year of the Horse, follow our guide to Chinese Astrology 2026 here
WOMENSDESTINY tells you all about the year ahead. Quickly consult the animal that corresponds to your date of birth!
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The date of the Chinese New Year 2026 is Tuesday, February 17th 2026. This year is the Year of the Horse, and the element is Fire.
The Years of the Horse are: 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026 and 2038. The Horse is dynamic and above all, a lucky sign! It is one the luckiest out of all the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Also, with the Fire element ruling this year, you have an opportunity to surge ahead. So, this year is a momentous year for sorting out long standing problems. There will be new ways of looking at things, new ways of doing things and a great energy to set an exciting pace.
To find out what your year has in store for you, click directly on your sign!
Snake: Here's what your Chinese Horoscope has in store for you for 2026
Snake
At the end of 2025 particularly, you may have experienced some great stress.
It is therefore important not to think that 2026 might bring along more of the same, as the energy is no longer the same. You will, by the end of the year, realise where you are going with this! This year of Horse energy could suit you very well.
There are good opportunities for any Snake who wishes to change their career or to change what they are doing for a new business or invest in a brand-new learning curve.
These are genuine and long-term opportunities, some of which may only come to full fruition during the second half of the year.
In 2026, single Snakes can expect love to happen only after the first part of the Chinese New Year has passed, but this could well come from, or via, someone you already know.
Those in relationships will discover new ways of tackling old problems and reach out to pastures new.
For single Snakes and those in relationships alike, this can be a year of true love, with honesty and feelings from the heart laid bare.
Finally, this is also a year for working on your health and fitness. Do not ignore any little problems that crop up and deal with them properly, for once!
The Year of the Horse signals bringing some of these minor issues to the fore.
The signs are coming this year to bring your attention that you need to deal with these health issues, some of which may be caused from the stress of dealing with issues in other areas. But you can do it!
You Snakes are powerful and can do anything they set their mind to. So, make 2026 a year you look after yourself!
