Chinese Zodiac
1945: Year of the Wood Rooster
Chinese New Year 1945 fell on Tuesday, February 13.
Yin Wood Rooster (乙酉)
- By Chinese New Year: February 13, 1945 to February 1, 1946
- By Lichun (Start of Spring): February 4, 1945 to February 3, 1946
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 February 4 to February 12, 1945? By Lichun, the boundary Ba Zi astrology uses, you are already in the Year of the Wood Rooster; by Chinese New Year you are still in the Year of the Wood Monkey.
People born in 1945 turn 82 in 2027.
About the Wood Rooster
Wood softens the Rooster's sharp critical edge with flexibility and a more generous perspective. The Wood Rooster retains the Rooster's keen eye for detail and high standards but expresses these qualities with greater warmth and diplomacy. This element encourages growth and expansion in the Rooster's worldview, making them more open to diverse approaches and collaborative ventures. The Wood Rooster often channels their precision into creative or humanitarian pursuits.
The Yin Wood Rooster refines their craft with patient dedication, growing expertise quietly and expressing their high standards through example rather than criticism.
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Famous People Born in 1945
Listed by calendar year of birth. People born before Lichun (February 4, 1945) belong to the previous zodiac year in Ba Zi astrology, so their sign is shown after the date.
- Rod StewartJanuary 10 · Wood Monkey
- Jacqueline du PréJanuary 26 · Wood Monkey
- Ibrahim Boubacar KeïtaJanuary 29 · Wood Monkey
- Bob MarleyFebruary 6
- Burning SpearMarch 1
- Rodrigo DuterteMarch 28
- Eric ClaptonMarch 30
- Bob SegerMay 6
- Pete TownshendMay 19
- Aung San Suu KyiJune 19
- Debbie HarryJuly 1
- Helen MirrenJuly 26
- Steve MartinAugust 14
- Itzhak PerlmanAugust 31
- Franz BeckenbauerSeptember 11
- Jessye NormanSeptember 15
- Phil JacksonSeptember 17
- John LithgowOctober 19
- Luiz Inacio Lula da SilvaOctober 27
- Gerd MüllerNovember 3
- Daniel OrtegaNovember 11
- Neil YoungNovember 12
- Bette MidlerDecember 1
- Lemmy KilmisterDecember 24
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