Born in 1955: the Goat
A Yin Wood Goat 🐐
Goats are warm, imaginative, and considerate. They are good listeners with a strong artistic streak and a steady inner calm. As a Wood-element year, 1955 adds a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous streak to the usual Goat character.
The 1955 lunar year ran from January 24, 1955 to February 12, 1956. If you were born on or after January 24, 1955 you are a Goat; if you were born earlier in 1955, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Horse.
What the Wood element adds
Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
The full 60-year cycle pairs each of the 12 animals with each of the 5 elements, so a Wood Goat year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1955 was 1895, and the next is 2015. People born in it are said to combine gentle and creative with the element's cooperative nature. Its Yin/Yang polarity is fixed as Yin for every Goat year. See the Wood element and the full Wood Goat profile.
1955 at a glance
| Animal | 🐐 Goat (羊) |
|---|---|
| Element | Wood |
| Polarity | Yin |
| Best match | Horse |
| Hardest match | Ox |
| Lucky numbers | 3, 4, 9 |
| Lucky colors | green, red, purple |
Goat compatibility
In the traditional chart, a 1955 Goat gets on best with the Horse (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Rabbit and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Ox, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Goat compatibility table.
Your zodiac years
The Goat returns every 12 years, so someone born in 1955 is back in their own zodiac year in 1967, 1979, 1991, 2003 and so on. Tradition calls this your běnmìngnián — despite being "your" year, it is thought to clash with Tài Suì (the God of Age) and to carry a higher chance of setbacks, so many people wear red through it for protection.
Other Goat years
1931 1943 1967 1979 1991 2003 2015 2027 2039
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Frequently asked questions
What Chinese zodiac sign is 1955?
1955 is the year of the Goat (Wood Goat, Yin polarity). Anyone born on or after January 24, 1955 is a Goat; a birthday earlier in 1955 belongs to the previous sign, the Horse.
What element is the 1955 zodiac year?
1955 is a Wood-element year. Wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation. A Wood year tends to soften an animal's sharper edges and push it toward teamwork, patience and building things that last rather than chasing quick wins.
Who is a 1955 Goat most compatible with?
Best matches are the Horse (the "secret friend"), plus the Rabbit and Pig. The hardest match is the Ox.
Is 1955 a lucky year to be born in?
Chinese tradition does not rank whole years as lucky or unlucky to be born in — every animal has strengths and weaknesses. The one combination widely treated with caution is the Fire Horse, and 1955 is not a Fire Horse year.