Born on January 10

January 10 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 10, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Born at the turning of the light, climbing toward the coming spring.

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On January 10 the Sun stands between 18° and 21° Capricorn, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of January 10, wherever in the world you were born.

Find your exact Sun degree

Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

Birth time

Your birthday star

Vega

The Sun reaches Vega on January 6 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The harp star of Lyra, which was our pole star about fourteen thousand years ago and will be again, far in the future. A star of music, charisma and a little magic.

Vega sits at 15° Capricorn.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On January 10 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Sagittarius, the archer, even though the sign is Capricorn. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

January 10 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 10, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:42CapricornAquarius
1941GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1942LibraAquariusAquarius
1943PiscesAquariusAquarius
1944CancerCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:56SagittariusPisces
1946AriesCapricornCapricorn
1947Leo, then Virgo from 03:45CapricornSagittarius
1948CapricornCapricornAquarius
1949Taurus, then Gemini from 23:31AquariusSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LibraAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1951Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:56Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1952Gemini, then Cancer from 10:35SagittariusSagittarius
1953ScorpioCapricornPisces
1954Pisces, then Aries from 12:27CapricornCapricorn
1955LeoCapricornSagittarius
1956SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1957Aries, then Taurus from 04:27Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1959Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:52SagittariusAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1961Libra, then Scorpio from 22:09CapricornPisces
1962PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1963Cancer, then Leo from 19:01AquariusSagittarius
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 09:50Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965AriesSagittariusSagittarius
1966Leo, then Virgo from 02:35CapricornAquarius
1967CapricornCapricornAquarius
1968TaurusCapricornSagittarius
1969LibraAquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:37Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971CancerSagittariusSagittarius
1972ScorpioSagittariusAquarius
1973Pisces, then Aries from 14:58CapricornSagittarius
1974LeoCapricornAquarius
1975Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:59AquariusAquarius
1976Aries, then Taurus from 12:10AquariusSagittarius
1977VirgoCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1978AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
1979GeminiCapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraCapricornAquarius
1981PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1982Cancer, then Leo from 13:21AquariusAquarius
1983SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1984AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985Leo, then Virgo from 04:40SagittariusPisces
1986CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1987Taurus, then Gemini from 12:40CapricornSagittarius
1988Virgo, then Libra from 13:18AquariusAquarius
1989Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:31AquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990CancerCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991ScorpioSagittariusAquarius
1992PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1993LeoCapricornPisces
1994Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:16CapricornCapricorn
1995TaurusAquariusSagittarius
1996VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1997AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1998GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1999Libra, then Scorpio from 12:49CapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:00CapricornSagittarius
2001Cancer, then Leo from 12:44CapricornPisces
2002SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
2003AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004LeoSagittariusAquarius
2005CapricornCapricornCapricorn
2006Taurus, then Gemini from 01:59CapricornCapricorn
2007LibraCapricornAquarius
2008AquariusAquariusSagittarius
2009CancerAquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:11Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011Pisces, then Aries from 15:24SagittariusSagittarius
2012Cancer, then Leo from 04:36CapricornAquarius
2013Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:55CapricornCapricorn
2014TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2015VirgoAquariusAquarius
2016Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:23Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Gemini, then Cancer from 22:49SagittariusPisces
2018ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
2019PiscesCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerCapricornAquarius
2021SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
2022Aries, then Taurus from 14:47AquariusCapricorn
2023Leo, then Virgo from 15:16Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:34SagittariusSagittarius
2025Taurus, then Gemini from 01:07CapricornPisces

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

Eclipses on January 10

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 10, Greenwich time.

  • 2020, penumbral lunar eclipse at 19:10

How common is a January 10 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,023 babies were born on January 10 each year. That makes it number 207 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer than an average day.

See every birthday and sign ranked

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The Capricorn in you

Your gift

Resilience. You make long, patient work look effortless.

Your growing edge

Rest. You may need permission to stop climbing, so take it.

Your decan, the second part of Capricorn

Ruled by Venus

Venus brings a love of beauty, comfort and the finer things. You work hard so that life can be lovely.

Read about the second decan of Capricorn

Questions about January 10

What zodiac sign is January 10?

If you were born on January 10, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 10 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 10 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 10?

The Sun reaches Vega on January 6 every year, 4 days before your birthday. The harp star of Lyra, which was our pole star about fourteen thousand years ago and will be again, far in the future. A star of music, charisma and a little magic.

What was the Moon sign on January 10?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 10 2021 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on January 10 2020 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 10?

On January 10 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Sagittarius, the archer, even though the sign is Capricorn. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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