Born in 1975: the Rabbit

Wood Rabbit is the full name of the 1975 sign. Its traditional two-part year name is 乙卯 (yǐmǎo), which puts it at number 52 of 60, and 1975 is a yin year, the cycle's quieter, more reflective half. Expect the Rabbit's usual traits (gentle, tactful, observant) with a cooperative, growth-minded and quietly generous edge from the Wood element.

The 1975 lunar year ran from February 11, 1975 up to the day before Chinese New Year 1976 (January 31, 1976). If you were born on or after February 11, 1975 you are a Rabbit; if you were born earlier in 1975, you belong to the previous year's sign, the Tiger. Someone born in 1975 turns 51 in 2026 (or 50 until their birthday for the year).

Calendar note: 1975's Chinese New Year fell on a Tuesday, and that lunar year ran 354 days — an ordinary 12-month lunar year.

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 Rabbit year comes around only once every 60 years — the last one before 1975 was 1915, and the next is 2035. People born in it are said to combine gentle and tactful with the element's cooperative nature. Every Rabbit year is yin (the quieter, inward type). See the Wood element and the full Wood Rabbit profile.

1975 at a glance

Animal	🐇 Rabbit (兔)
Element	Wood
Yin or yang	yin
Traditional year name	乙卯 (yǐmǎo)
Place in the 60-year cycle	52 of 60
Zodiac year runs	February 11, 1975 to January 30, 1976
Age in 2026	50–51
Traditional best match	Dog
Traditional hardest match	Rooster
Lucky numbers	3, 4, 6
Lucky colors	pink, red, purple, blue

Rabbit compatibility

In the traditional chart, a 1975 Rabbit gets on best with the Dog (the "secret friend" pairing), and also with Goat and Pig. The hardest pairing is the Rooster, six years apart in the cycle. See the full Rabbit compatibility table.

Where a birthday around 1975 lands

The zodiac year does not follow the calendar year, so 1975 is spread across two calendar years. This table shows exactly which animal a birthday gets.

Birthday	Zodiac animal
January 1 to February 10, 1975	Tiger (the 1974 year)
February 11, 1975 to December 31, 1975	Rabbit
January 1, 1976 to January 30, 1976	Rabbit (still the 1975 year)
January 31, 1976 onward	Dragon (the 1976 year)

Zodiac years ahead for a 1975 Rabbit

The next own-sign year for someone born in 1975 is 2035, around age 60, then 2047, around age 72. 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.

The element pair: 1975 and 1974

Wood years come in pairs. 1975 is the yin year and 1974 is the yang year, the Tiger. So a 1975 Rabbit and a 1974 Tiger share an element and sit one year apart in the cycle. The traditional chart rates the Rabbit and Tiger pairing as moderate: it has no special bond or conflict, so how well it goes depends on the two people more than on the calendar. See the Rabbit and Tiger pairing.

Other Rabbit years

1939 1951 1963 1987 1999 2011 2023 2035

Full Rabbit personality profile →   Rabbit compatibility with every sign →

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What a Wood year changes for the Rabbit

Talking. What marks a 1975 Rabbit in conversation is the Wood element: it leans further into action, saying yes before thinking it all the way through.

Work. Expect a 1975 Rabbit to work with more willingness to cooperate than most, because Wood softens and adds patience to the sign's usual approach. The element affects execution more than the field.

Love. In 1975's Wood version, the Rabbit shows affection through steady cooperation over time, since wood is the element of spring, growth and cooperation.

For the sign as a whole (how the Rabbit communicates, works and loves in every element) see the Rabbit profile. This page covers what is different about 1975.

Known Rabbits

Angelina Jolie and David Beckham were born in the 1975 lunar year, exact Wood Rabbit matches for this page. Other well-known Rabbits, from other years, include Michael Jordan and Brad Pitt. A shared sign says nothing about how anyone's life goes; these are simply familiar names to put to the sign.