1945: Year of the Wood Rooster
The 1945 Chinese zodiac year is the Yin Wood Rooster, and it runs from 13 February 1945 to 1 February 1946 — not from 1 January.
- Animal
- Rooster 鸡
- Element and polarity
- Yin Wood
- Gan-Zhi
- Yi You 乙酉
- Age this zodiac year
- Born in 1945, a person turns 81 during the 2026 year
Born early in 1945? You may be Monkey, not Rooster
Chinese New Year 1945 fell on 13 February 1945. Anyone born between 1 January 1945 and 12 February 1945 — a window of 43 days — belongs to the 1944 zodiac year, the Yang Wood Monkey, and not to the Rooster.
Check an exact birth date against the 13 February 1945 boundary.
Exact 1945 zodiac year dates
The 1945 lunar year ran its ordinary twelve months, 354 days in total.
Other Rooster years around 1945
| Rooster year | Complete name | Begins |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | Yin Earth Rooster | 22 January 1909 |
| 1921 | Yin Metal Rooster | 8 February 1921 |
| 1933 | Yin Water Rooster | 26 January 1933 |
| 1957 | Yin Fire Rooster | 31 January 1957 |
| 1969 | Yin Earth Rooster | 17 February 1969 |
| 1981 | Yin Metal Rooster | 5 February 1981 |
The exact pairing 乙酉 — Yin Wood Rooster — returns only once every sixty years: 2005, 2065.