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Chinese zodiac by year

🐓 1945 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Rooster

People born between February 13, 1945 and February 1, 1946 are Wood Rooster (乙酉 Yǐ Yǒu) in the Chinese zodiac. Born in January or early February 1945, before February 13, 1945? Then your sign is the Wood Monkey of 1944.

Animal
🐓 Rooster (鸡)
Element
Wood 木 · Yin
Stem & Branch
乙酉 · Yǐ Yǒu
Year starts
February 13, 1945 (Lunar New Year)
Year ends
February 1, 1946
Age in 2027
turns 82
2027 Tai Sui
a neutral year with Tai Sui

The Wood Rooster personality

A polished Rooster with a softer voice and a sharper sense of timing.

polished observertactful perfectionistquietly competitiveorder-loving mindrefined standards

The Wood Rooster stands out from other Rooster years by mixing the sign’s usual precision, pride, and sharp judgment with Yin Wood’s tact, flexibility, and concern for steady growth. A Rooster often likes clear standards and visible results; Wood adds a more thoughtful, people-aware approach. This can make these natives less blunt than other Roosters, but not less discerning.

Read the full Wood Rooster profile: love, work, strengths and blind spots →

Best matches and clashes

Six Harmony partner: 🐓 Rooster & 🐉 Dragon. Three Harmony partners: 🐓 Rooster & 🐂 Ox, 🐓 Rooster & 🐍 Snake. Clash: 🐓 Rooster & 🐇 Rabbit.

A Rooster born in 1945 in the 2027 Fire Goat year

2027 is a neutral year with Tai Sui for the Rooster. See the month-by-month forecast in Rooster horoscope 2027.

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Frequently asked questions

What Chinese zodiac is 1945?

1945 is the Year of the Wood Rooster (乙酉, Yǐ Yǒu). It runs from Lunar New Year on February 13, 1945 to February 1, 1946.

What element is 1945 in Chinese astrology?

Wood (木), in its Yin form. The year's Heavenly Stem is 乙 and its Earthly Branch is 酉 (Rooster).

Is someone born in January 1945 a Rooster?

Born in January or early February 1945, before February 13, 1945? Then your sign is the Wood Monkey of 1944.

Who is a Wood Rooster compatible with?

Traditionally the Rooster pairs best with the Dragon, Ox, Snake and finds the Rabbit most challenging.

What does 2027 mean for someone born in 1945?

2027 is the Fire Goat year. For the Rooster it is a neutral year with Tai Sui. A person born in 1945 turns 82 in 2027.

Dates are computed from the Chinese lunar calendar (Lunar New Year). Some BaZi practitioners start the year at Lichun (around February 4) instead. Updated 2026-11-05.

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