1955 Chinese Zodiac: Year of the Wood Goat

1955 is the year of the Wood Goat (乙未 Yǐwèi), from 24 January 1955 to 11 February 1956. Anyone born in 1955 before 24 January 1955 belongs to the Wood Horse year.

• Animal: Goat
• Element: Wood (Yin)
• Cycle name: 乙未 Yǐwèi, year 32 of the 60-year cycle
• Starts: 24 January 1955
• Ends: 11 February 1956

The Wood Goat

Wood years are traditionally linked with growth, generosity and cooperation: the element of things that grow towards the light and make room for others. The Goat, also called the Sheep or Ram, is the artist of the zodiac. Tradition describes Goat people as gentle, creative and compassionate, calm company with a strong feel for beauty. They do their best work in a peaceful setting with people they trust.

Born in January or February 1955?

Anyone born from 1 January to 23 January 1955 belongs to the Wood Horse year of 1954. From 24 January 1955 the Wood Goat year begins.

Famous people born in the Wood Goat year

• Steve Jobs, born 24 February 1955
• Bruce Willis, born 19 March 1955
• Bill Gates, born 28 October 1955

How the dates are worked out

Each Chinese New Year here is worked out from the sky, not copied from a list. A lunar month starts on the day of a New Moon in China Standard Time (UTC+8, or Beijing local time before 1929). The month holding the December solstice is the 11th month. When 13 New Moons fall between two of those months, the first month with no principal solar term (the Sun reaching a multiple of 30 degrees) is a leap month. New Year is the first day of the 1st month, which is why it moves between 21 January and 20 February. New Moons and solar terms follow Jean Meeus's Astronomical Algorithms. The rules follow the Chinese calendar.

1954: Wood Horse · 1956: Fire Monkey · All Goat years · All 12 animals