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Updated 2026-06-25

The Wood Rooster Year

What it means to be born in a Wood Rooster year in the Tibetan-Mongolian (zurkhai) tradition — the Rooster's nature shaped by the element of Wood. tradition

Wood Rooster years: 1945, 2005. The next Wood Rooster year is 2065.

The Rooster

Observant, hardworking, confident and meticulous. The Rooster is one of the twelve animal signs (jil) that, paired with the five elements, make up the 60-year cycle.

The element of Wood

Wood governs growth, creativity, flexibility, planning and compassion; its season is spring and its direction is the east. Wood is the rising, outward energy of new beginnings — it lends a sign vision, warmth and the drive to grow, though it can scatter into restlessness.

Wood Rooster: the blend

A Rooster born in a Wood Rooster year carries the Rooster's nature — observant, hardworking, confident and meticulous — under the influence of Wood, the element of growth, creativity, flexibility, planning and compassion. Wood is the rising, outward energy of new beginnings — it lends a sign vision, warmth and the drive to grow, though it can scatter into restlessness.

Years of the Wood Rooster

1945turns 81 in 2026
2005turns 21 in 2026

Frequently asked

What years are Wood Rooster years?
The Wood Rooster pairing falls on 1945, 2005 and recurs every 60 years.
What is a person born in a Wood Rooster year like?
A Rooster born in a Wood Rooster year carries the Rooster's nature — observant, hardworking, confident and meticulous — under the influence of Wood, the element of growth, creativity, flexibility, planning and compassion. Wood is the rising, outward energy of new beginnings — it lends a sign vision, warmth and the drive to grow, though it can scatter into restlessness.
How does the Tibetan element–animal cycle work?
Tibetan astrology overlays a 12-year cycle of animals with a 5-element cycle (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water). Each element governs two consecutive years, so 12 animals × 5 elements form a 60-year cycle before the same animal+element pairing repeats. Every year therefore carries both an animal and an element — 2026 is the Fire Horse. The system blends indigenous Bon astrology, Chinese-derived element/animal astrology, and Indian Kalachakra star astrology.

The Rooster in the other elements

Fire Rooster Earth Rooster Metal Rooster Water Rooster

More on the Rooster sign → · What is zurkhai? →

Animal/element traits and yearly outlooks are presented as traditional belief, not fact, and vary between astrologers and lineages.