Began February 13, 1945 · 354 days long
1945: year of the Wood Rooster
The Rooster year started on February 13, not on January 1 — so anyone born in 1945 before that date is a Monkey.
- Opening new moon
- Feb 12, 1945 5:34 PM UTC
- In Beijing
- 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13 · sets the date
- Year of the Rooster
- 354 days 12 lunar months
- It ends
- Feb 2, 1946 4:44 AM UTC
New moons: NASA JPL DE440. New-year dates: Hong Kong Observatory.
Exact times
Chinese New Year 1945: the new moon in your city
The Wood Rooster year opened with the new moon at 5:34 PM UTC on February 12, 1945 — 2:34 AM on February 13 in Beijing, the time the calendar reckons by, and 1:34 PM on February 12 in New York, 6:34 PM on February 12 in London and 3:34 AM on February 13 in Sydney.
| City | New moon that opens the year |
|---|---|
| UTC | Mon, Feb 12, 1945 |
| Honolulu United States | 8:04 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−9:30 |
| Anchorage United States | 8:34 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−9 |
| Los Angeles United States | 10:34 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−7 |
| Phoenix United States | 10:34 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−7 |
| Denver United States | 11:34 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−6 |
| Chicago United States | 12:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−5 |
| Mexico City Mexico | 11:34 AM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−6 |
| New York United States | 1:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−4 |
| Toronto Canada | 1:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−4 |
| Bogotá Colombia | 12:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−5 |
| Lima Peru | 12:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−5 |
| Caracas Venezuela | 1:04 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−4:30 |
| Santiago Chile | 1:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−4 |
| Buenos Aires Argentina | 2:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−3 |
| São Paulo Brazil | 2:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−3 |
| Reykjavík Iceland | 4:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC−1 |
| London United Kingdom | 6:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+1 |
| Lagos Nigeria | 6:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+1 |
| Paris France | 6:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+1 |
| Berlin Germany | 6:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+1 |
| Johannesburg South Africa | 7:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+2 |
| Cairo Egypt | 7:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+2 |
| Athens Greece | 7:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+2 |
| Istanbul Turkey | 8:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+3 |
| Moscow Russia | 8:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+3 |
| Nairobi Kenya | 8:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+3 |
| Tehran Iran | 9:04 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+3:30 |
| Dubai United Arab Emirates | 9:34 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+4 |
| Karachi Pakistan | 12:04 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+6:30 |
| New Delhi India | 12:04 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+6:30 |
| Kathmandu Nepal | 11:04 PM Mon, Feb 12, 1945 · UTC+5:30 |
| Dhaka Bangladesh | 12:04 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+6:30 |
| Bangkok Thailand | 12:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+7 |
| Jakarta Indonesia | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Singapore | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Beijing China | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Manila Philippines | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Perth Australia | 1:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+8 |
| Seoul South Korea | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Tokyo Japan | 2:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9 |
| Adelaide Australia | 3:04 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+9:30 |
| Brisbane Australia | 3:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+10 |
| Sydney Australia | 3:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+10 |
| Auckland New Zealand | 5:34 AM Tue, Feb 13, 1945 · UTC+12 |
New moon: JPL DE440 (Swiss Ephemeris within 8 s); 1945 date as in the Hong Kong Observatory calendar. Local times: IANA time zones, to the minute.
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Personality
The Wood Rooster personality
Anyone born from February 13, 1945 through February 1, 1946 is a Wood Rooster: the yin wood stem 乙 over the 酉 branch.
The Rooster's own Metal controls Wood here, so the sign keeps the upper hand over the year's element. Wood brings growth, patience and cooperation — traditionally the most flexible version, one that expands rather than forces.
Stem and branch
1945 is 乙酉 (Yǐyǒu)
Na yin — the sounding element
Water in the Spring 泉中水
Water welling up from underground. Traditionally a sign of steady, renewing resources — something that keeps giving if it is not blocked, and nourishes whatever grows around it.
1945 therefore carries wood from its stem and water from its na yin. What na yin is →
Li Chun inside the year
A "blind" year with no spring
The two Li Chun dates around it are February 4, 1945 and February 4, 1946, Beijing time. The Rooster year spans February 13, 1945 to February 1, 1946, so neither date sits inside it: a blind year (无春年). What double spring and blind years mean →
Who clashes with a 1945 Rooster
The 酉 branch puts a 1945 Rooster opposite the Rabbit on the wheel, the traditional clash; the nearest Rabbit year after it was 1951. Its harmony partner is the Dragon, whose year came round 7 years later, in 1952. How the Rooster and Rabbit get on →
Roosters born in 1945 turn 81 in 2026 — 82 by the traditional count, which starts at one.
If you were born in 1945
- Born January 1 – February 12, 1945: a Wood Monkey, the animal of 1944.
- Born February 13, 1945 or later in the year: a Wood Rooster.
This is one of the late new years: 43 days, from New Year's Day to February 12, still belong to the Monkey. That is about one US birth in 9 (11.4%, SSA records 2000–2014). Check your exact date →
The Rooster across the cycle
The animal returns every 12 years but the element every 60, so each of these years is a different Rooster.
The lunar calendar of 1945
Why 354 days, and not 365
No leap month this time: from February 13, 1945 to February 1, 1946, 1945 ran twelve months, six of 30 days and six of 29 — 354 days.
The 30-day months were the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th and 12th. Three 30-day months ran back to back, from month 8 to month 10.
Festival dates in the 1945 lunar year
| Festival | Lunar date | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Lantern Festival 元宵节 | first month, day 15 | Tue, Feb 27, 1945 |
| Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 | fifth month, day 5 | Thu, Jun 14, 1945 |
| Qixi, the Double Seventh 七夕 | seventh month, day 7 | Tue, Aug 14, 1945 |
| Ghost Festival 中元节 | seventh month, day 15 | Wed, Aug 22, 1945 |
| Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 | eighth month, day 15 | Thu, Sep 20, 1945 |
| Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 | ninth month, day 9 | Sun, Oct 14, 1945 |
| Winter solstice 冬至 | solar term, Sun at 270° | Sat, Dec 22, 1945 |
| Laba Festival 腊八节 | twelfth month, day 8 | Thu, Jan 10, 1946 |
At the Lantern Festival on February 27 the year's first full moon came that same day, at 9:06 AM Beijing time. The true full moon came two days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, at 4:45 AM Beijing time on September 22 — lunar day 17.
Dates follow Beijing time (UTC+8), the reference clock of the Chinese calendar. Why lunar years differ in length →
Lunar years around 1945
Lengths differ because a leap month is inserted every two or three years. This is what makes the new year date jump rather than drift.
Only 22 of the 110 new years in the table fall later in the calendar than February 13. Four other years share the date. Twelve years earlier, 1933 began on January 26; twelve years later, 1957 began on January 31 — both marked in lavender with the other Rooster years.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “Chinese Horoscope 1945: Zodiac Year of the Wood Rooster.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/chinese-horoscope/year/1945/
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