--- title: "What Chinese Zodiac Is 1955? Year of the Wood Goat" description: "1955 is the Year of the Wood Goat in the Chinese zodiac, from January 24, 1955 to February 11, 1956. Personality, Lunar New Year dates and numerology." canonical: https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1955 last-updated: 2026-10-23 reviewed: false author: Unified Reading editorial --- # What Chinese Zodiac Is 1955? Year of the Wood Goat In Chinese astrology, 1955 is the Year of the Wood Goat, a Yin year. It began at Lunar New Year on January 24, 1955 and ended on February 11, 1956, so people born in 1955 before Jan 24 belong to the Wood Horse year. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Animal · element · polarity | Goat · Wood · Yin | | Starts (Lunar New Year) | January 24, 1955 | | Ends | February 11, 1956 | | Born in 1955 before Jan 24 | Wood Horse (the 1954 year) | | Goat's fixed element | Earth (Wood controls Earth) | | Other Wood Goat years (1924-2044) | 2015 | | Stem-branch name | Yi-Wei | | Lunar New Year weekday · Sun sign | Monday · Aquarius | | Numerology year number | 2 | ## When the 1955 Wood Goat year starts and ends The 1955 Wood Goat year began at Lunar New Year on January 24, 1955 and lasted until February 11, 1956, the day before the next new year. Anyone born between January 1 and Jan 24 1955 therefore belongs to the Wood Horse year that started in 1954, while someone born in early 1956, up to Feb 11, is still a Wood Goat. The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, which is why the start date moves between January 21 and February 20 instead of staying on January 1. The same Wood Goat combination also falls in 2015, sixty years apart, because five elements and twelve animals realign only once in each sixty-year cycle. Lunar New Year 1955 fell on a Monday, while the Western Sun was in Aquarius. ## Wood Goat personality Kind, community-minded and artistic, the Wood Goat gives generously to causes and friends alike. Wood stirs the Goat's Earth, which tradition reads as encouragement towards growth and outward connection. Those born in this year often help others instinctively. The cost can be anxiety and overextension, so deciding in advance how much to give is a common suggestion. Gardens, choirs and craft circles often suit them. Wood is the element of spring and of things that grow, so a Wood year is traditionally said to lend any animal a generous, expansive streak. Classical descriptions link it with kindness, idealism and a talent for cooperation: Wood people are often pictured as the ones who start community projects, mentor younger colleagues and believe that most situations can improve with patience and goodwill. The element also carries a strong sense of fairness and a dislike of waste. Its shadow side, according to most readings, is overextension. Like a plant reaching in every direction, a Wood-year person may take on too much, trust too readily or struggle to say no when a cause seems worthwhile. ## 1955 in numerology and the twelve-year cycle In numerology the year's digits reduce to 2, the number of partnership, patience and diplomacy, and a 2 year is traditionally read as one for cooperation rather than solo pushes. The digits of 1955 add up to 20, which reduces to 2. In the twelve-year cycle the Goat is the eighth animal, earthly branch Wei, with Earth as its fixed element and Yin polarity. The year element is Wood, and in the five-element cycles wood controls Earth. The year before was the Wood Horse and the year after is the Fire Monkey. In the traditional sexagenary count the year is called Yi-Wei: Yi is the Wood heavenly stem and Wei is the Goat's earthly branch. Stems and branches alternate between yang and yin together, which is why yin stems only ever meet yin animals. ## Frequently asked questions ### What Chinese zodiac is 1955? 1955 is the Year of the Wood Goat. It started on January 24, 1955 and ended on February 11, 1956. ### What if I was born in January or February 1955? Check the date against Jan 24. Born before January 24, 1955, you are a Wood Horse; born on or after it, you are a Wood Goat. ### What element is 1955 in the Chinese zodiac? Wood, a Yin year. The Goat's own fixed element is Earth; the year element changes every two years, while the fixed element stays with the animal. ### What is the traditional Chinese name for 1955? Yi-Wei. The first part is the heavenly stem, which carries the year's element and polarity; the second is the earthly branch, which carries the animal. Almanacs, calendars and Four Pillars charts identify years this way rather than by animal alone. ### When is the next Wood Goat year? 2015, sixty years later, when the five elements and twelve animals line up again; the table also has 2015. ## Related pages - [Wood Goat](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/wood-goat) - [Goat](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/goat) - [Chinese zodiac years](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/years) - [1954 (Wood Horse)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1954) - [1956 (Fire Monkey)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1956) - [1943 (Water Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1943) - [1967 (Fire Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1967) - [2015 (Wood Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/2015) - [1931 (Metal Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1931) - [1979 (Earth Goat)](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac/1979) - [Chinese zodiac calculator](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac-calculator) - [Chinese zodiac](https://unifiedreading.com/chinese-zodiac) ## About Unified Reading Unified Reading combines Pythagorean numerology, the Western Sun sign (Moon and rising with a birth time), the Chinese zodiac and life-stage context in one reading. 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