Born on January 16

January 16 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 16, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 16 the Sun stands between 24° and 27° 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 16, 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.

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Your birthday star

Altair

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 6 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 16 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 16 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 16, 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
1940AriesCapricornAquarius
1941Leo, then Virgo from 03:46CapricornCapricorn
1942CapricornAquariusAquarius
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 08:39Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944Virgo, then Libra from 09:29Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:28CapricornPisces
1946CancerCapricornCapricorn
1947ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
1948PiscesAquariusAquarius
1949LeoAquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:07Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951TaurusCapricornAquarius
1952VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1953AquariusCapricornPisces
1954Gemini, then Cancer from 23:01CapricornCapricorn
1955Libra, then Scorpio from 08:15AquariusSagittarius
1956Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:48AquariusAquarius
1957Cancer, then Leo from 12:51Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1958SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1959AriesCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoCapricornSagittarius
1961CapricornAquariusPisces
1962GeminiAquariusCapricorn
1963LibraAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1964AquariusCapricornAquarius
1965CancerCapricornCapricorn
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:40CapricornAquarius
1967Pisces, then Aries from 10:48CapricornAquarius
1968Cancer, then Leo from 02:10AquariusSagittarius
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:39AquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1972Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:04CapricornAquarius
1973Gemini, then Cancer from 22:39CapricornCapricorn
1974ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1975PiscesAquariusAquarius
1976CancerAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1978Aries, then Taurus from 11:31CapricornCapricorn
1979Leo, then Virgo from 11:11CapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornCapricornPisces
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 00:18AquariusCapricorn
1982LibraAquariusAquarius
1983AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984Gemini, then Cancer from 16:48CapricornSagittarius
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:49CapricornPisces
1986AriesCapricornCapricorn
1987LeoCapricornSagittarius
1988SagittariusAquariusPisces
1989TaurusAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 12:18Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:05CapricornAquarius
1992GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1993ScorpioCapricornPisces
1994PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1995CancerAquariusSagittarius
1996Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:25Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1997Aries, then Taurus from 03:40CapricornCapricorn
1998VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1999CapricornCapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000TaurusCapricornSagittarius
2001Libra, then Scorpio from 19:03AquariusPisces
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:01AquariusCapricorn
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 07:56Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004ScorpioCapricornPisces
2005AriesCapricornCapricorn
2006LeoCapricornCapricorn
2007SagittariusAquariusAquarius
2008Aries, then Taurus from 04:13AquariusSagittarius
2009LibraAquarius, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2011GeminiCapricornSagittarius
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 16:34CapricornPisces
2013Pisces, then Aries from 16:07CapricornCapricorn
2014Cancer, then Leo from 13:01AquariusCapricorn
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:01AquariusAquarius
2016AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017VirgoCapricornPisces
2018CapricornCapricornCapricorn
2019TaurusCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraCapricornPisces
2021PiscesAquariusCapricorn
2022CancerAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Pisces, then Aries from 04:49CapricornSagittarius
2025Leo, then Virgo from 16:46CapricornPisces

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 16

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 16, Greenwich time.

  • 1972, annular solar eclipse at 11:02
  • 2037, partial solar eclipse at 09:47

How common is a January 16 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,623 babies were born on January 16 each year. That makes it number 341 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 16

What zodiac sign is January 16?

If you were born on January 16, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 16 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 16 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 16?

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 6 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 16?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 16 2023 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on January 16 2022 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 16?

On January 16 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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