1945 Chinese Zodiac
1945 is the Year of the Yin Wood Rooster.
This Rooster year begins on Chinese New Year, February 13, 1945, and runs until the eve of the next lunar new year.
Born in January or early February 1945?
The zodiac animal changes on Chinese New Year, not January 1. If you were born before February 13, 1945, your sign is actually the Monkey (the previous lunar year) — not the Rooster.
The element of 1945
🌿 Yin Wood — Wood is growth, expansion, and idealism. It softens an animal's edges and gives it vision, generosity, and a need to keep developing. Wood types plant for a future they may not see, and they wilt without room to grow.
People born in the Year of the Rooster
The Rooster is the zodiac's perfectionist — sharp-eyed, candid, and immaculately precise. Roosters notice the detail everyone else missed and are not shy about pointing it out. They are hard-working and proud, with a strong sense of order and an even stronger sense of how things ought to be done. Confident and a touch theatrical, a Rooster likes to look good and to be right, and it usually is. Beneath the bravado is genuine devotion: a Rooster's criticism is, in its own prickly way, a form of care.
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Rooster lucky colors & numbers
| Lucky colors | Gold, Brown, Yellow |
|---|---|
| Lucky numbers | 5, 7, 8 |
| Native guardian (本命佛) | Acalanatha / Fudo Myo-o (不动尊菩萨) |
Other Years of the Rooster
Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac animal is 1945?
1945 is the year of the Rooster — more precisely the Yin Wood Rooster. The Rooster year begins on Chinese New Year, February 13, 1945.
If I was born in January 1945, what is my sign?
If you were born before February 13, 1945, you are actually a Monkey (the previous lunar year), not a Rooster. The animal only changes on Chinese New Year's Day.
What element is 1945?
The 1945 year carries the Yin Wood element, drawn from the year's Heavenly Stem in the sexagenary cycle. That makes it a Yin Wood Rooster.