What Chinese zodiac is 2005?

2005 is the year of the Wood Rooster (乙酉). Its sound element is Water in the Spring, which belongs to Water.

What are the lucky colours for people born in 2005?

For the Water element: black, blue, plus the supporting Metal colours white, grey, silver. Go easy on yellow, earthy brown, the colours of Earth, which restrains Water.

Who is the Rooster most compatible with?

The Rooster forms a harmony trio with the Snake and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Dragon. Its opposite is the Rabbit.

I was born in January or early February 2005. Which animal am I?

The 2005 lunar year began on 9 February 2005. If you were born before that, you belong to 2004, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Born in 2005: the Wood Rooster — element, lucky colours, best matches

Year pillar: 乙酉
Animal: Rooster
Sound element: Water in the Spring
Yin / Yang: Yin Wood

Element and character

Water in the Spring: fresh, inventive, never runs dry. The year stem is Yin Wood, and the Rooster is hard-working and precise, honest, with an eye for detail.

The Water element feeds the Wood stem: what you give out tends to come back and build you up.

Your birth year is one pillar of four.

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Lucky colours and colours to limit

Your element's colours: black, blue
Supporting colours (Metal feeds Water): white, grey, silver
Go easy on (Earth restrains Water): yellow, earthy brown

Colours by sound element are a popular Vietnamese and Chinese custom. Treat them as a gentle guide; a full Bazi chart may call for a different element than the year alone.

Best matches and hardest matches

SnakeHarmony trio: same wavelength
OxHarmony trio: same wavelength
DragonSecret friend: quietly supportive
RabbitOpposite: big differences, needs give and take
DogHarm pair: prone to misunderstandings

Clashing animals are not a reason to avoid someone; they show where two people need more understanding. For a real answer, compare both full charts.

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Best directions for men and women

Men born in 2005

Kua number 4

North, South, East and Southeast

Women born in 2005

Kua number 2

Northeast, West, Northwest and Southwest

Kua numbers use the solar year, which turns around 4 February. If you were born before that, use the year before. Work out your Kua from your exact birthday

The Wood Rooster in 2027

The Rooster has no special harmony or clash with the Goat, so 2027, the year of the Fire Goat is fairly neutral: your own chart matters more than the year animal.

Questions people ask

What Chinese zodiac is 2005?: 2005 is the year of the Wood Rooster (乙酉). Its sound element is Water in the Spring, which belongs to Water.
What are the lucky colours for people born in 2005?: For the Water element: black, blue, plus the supporting Metal colours white, grey, silver. Go easy on yellow, earthy brown, the colours of Earth, which restrains Water.
Who is the Rooster most compatible with?: The Rooster forms a harmony trio with the Snake and Ox and a secret-friend pair with the Dragon. Its opposite is the Rabbit.
I was born in January or early February 2005. Which animal am I?: The 2005 lunar year began on 9 February 2005. If you were born before that, you belong to 2004, the Monkey. Bazi (Four Pillars) switches years at Li Chun, around 4 February.

Tiếng Việt: Sinh năm 2005

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