Born on January 15

January 15 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 15, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 15 the Sun stands between 23° and 26° Capricorn, in the 3rd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of January 15, wherever in the world you were born.

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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.

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Your birthday star

Altair

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 7 days after your birthday. The flying eagle, one of the brightest stars of the summer sky. A star for bold people who leap before they are sure they can fly.

Altair sits at 2° Aquarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On January 15 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.

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January 15 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 15, 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
1940Pisces, then Aries from 12:56CapricornAquarius
1941LeoCapricornCapricorn
1942Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:07AquariusAquarius
1943TaurusAquariusAquarius
1944VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945AquariusCapricornPisces
1946Gemini, then Cancer from 17:33CapricornCapricorn
1947ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
1948PiscesAquariusAquarius
1949Cancer, then Leo from 07:08AquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951Aries, then Taurus from 12:11CapricornAquarius
1952Leo, then Virgo from 12:01CapricornSagittarius
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:58CapricornPisces
1954GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1955LibraAquariusSagittarius
1956AquariusAquariusAquarius
1957CancerCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1958Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:50CapricornAquarius
1959AriesCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoCapricornSagittarius
1961Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:42AquariusPisces
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 23:42AquariusCapricorn
1963Virgo, then Libra from 14:05Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1964Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:48CapricornAquarius
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 18:35CapricornCapricorn
1966ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1967PiscesCapricornAquarius
1968CancerAquariusSagittarius
1969SagittariusAquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aries, then Taurus from 00:21Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1972CapricornCapricornAquarius
1973GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1974Libra, then Scorpio from 16:54CapricornAquarius
1975Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:24AquariusAquarius
1976Gemini, then Cancer from 07:01Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:18Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1978AriesCapricornCapricorn
1979LeoCapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:52CapricornAquarius
1981TaurusAquariusCapricorn
1982LibraAquariusAquarius
1983AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1985ScorpioCapricornPisces
1986Pisces, then Aries from 16:04CapricornCapricorn
1987Cancer, then Leo from 13:45CapricornSagittarius
1988Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:59AquariusAquarius
1989TaurusAquariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991CapricornCapricornAquarius
1992Taurus, then Gemini from 21:55CapricornSagittarius
1993Libra, then Scorpio from 12:42CapricornPisces
1994PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1995CancerAquariusSagittarius
1996ScorpioAquarius, retrogradePisces
1997AriesCapricornCapricorn
1998Leo, then Virgo from 17:32CapricornCapricorn
1999Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:29CapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aries, then Taurus from 00:38CapricornSagittarius
2001LibraAquariusPisces
2002AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2003GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004Libra, then Scorpio from 14:33CapricornPisces
2005Pisces, then Aries from 05:27CapricornCapricorn
2006LeoCapricornCapricorn
2007SagittariusAquariusAquarius
2008AriesAquariusSagittarius
2009Virgo, then Libra from 22:30Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:17Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011Taurus, then Gemini from 13:23CapricornSagittarius
2012LibraCapricornPisces
2013PiscesCapricornCapricorn
2014CancerAquariusCapricorn
2015ScorpioAquariusAquarius
2016Pisces, then Aries from 02:49Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Leo, then Virgo from 03:53CapricornPisces
2018CapricornCapricornCapricorn
2019TaurusCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Virgo, then Libra from 15:44CapricornPisces
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:18AquariusCapricorn
2022Gemini, then Cancer from 16:11Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023Libra, then Scorpio from 12:09Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024PiscesCapricornSagittarius
2025LeoCapricornPisces

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 15

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 15, Greenwich time.

  • 1991, annular solar eclipse at 23:52
  • 2010, annular solar eclipse at 07:06

How common is a January 15 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,546 babies were born on January 15 each year. That makes it number 346 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% fewer than an average day.

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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 third part of Capricorn

Ruled by Mercury

Mercury adds a sharp, practical mind. You plan brilliantly, you notice details, and your humour is quietly devastating.

Read about the third decan of Capricorn

Questions about January 15

What zodiac sign is January 15?

If you were born on January 15, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 15 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 15 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 15?

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 7 days after your birthday. The flying eagle, one of the brightest stars of the summer sky. A star for bold people who leap before they are sure they can fly.

What was the Moon sign on January 15?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 15 2025 the Moon was in Leo, and on January 15 2024 it was in Pisces. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 15?

On January 15 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.

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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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