Born on January 18

January 18 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 18, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 18 the Sun stands between 26° and 29° 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 18, 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, 4 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 18 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 18 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 18, 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
1940Aries, then Taurus from 01:16CapricornAquarius
1941Virgo, then Libra from 07:00AquariusCapricorn
1942AquariusAquariusAquarius
1943Gemini, then Cancer from 20:54Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944Libra, then Scorpio from 20:28Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945Pisces, then Aries from 20:21CapricornPisces
1946LeoCapricornCapricorn
1947SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1948AriesAquariusPisces
1949VirgoAquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:07Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951Taurus, then Gemini from 00:36CapricornAquarius
1952LibraCapricornSagittarius
1953PiscesCapricornPisces
1954CancerAquariusCapricorn
1955Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:02AquariusSagittarius
1956Pisces, then Aries from 16:17AquariusPisces
1957Leo, then Virgo from 12:04Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1958CapricornCapricornAquarius
1959TaurusCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1961AquariusAquariusPisces
1962Gemini, then Cancer from 07:40AquariusCapricorn
1963Libra, then Scorpio from 02:36Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1964PiscesCapricornPisces
1965LeoCapricornCapricorn
1966SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1967Aries, then Taurus from 23:40CapricornAquarius
1968Leo, then Virgo from 08:11AquariusSagittarius
1969Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:17AquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971LibraCapricornSagittarius
1972Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:28CapricornPisces
1973Cancer, then Leo from 23:41CapricornCapricorn
1974Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:12AquariusAquarius
1975Pisces, then Aries from 04:04AquariusAquarius
1976LeoAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977CapricornCapricornPisces
1978Taurus, then Gemini from 23:07CapricornCapricorn
1979Virgo, then Libra from 23:41CapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:25CapricornPisces
1981Gemini, then Cancer from 03:08AquariusCapricorn
1982ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1983PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984Cancer, then Leo from 17:50CapricornSagittarius
1985Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:29CapricornPisces
1986Aries, then Taurus from 03:14CapricornCapricorn
1987Leo, then Virgo from 01:15AquariusSagittarius
1988CapricornAquariusPisces
1989GeminiAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LibraCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1991Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:24CapricornAquarius
1992CancerCapricornSagittarius
1993SagittariusCapricornPisces
1994AriesAquariusCapricorn
1995LeoAquariusSagittarius
1996Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:07Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1997Taurus, then Gemini from 10:54CapricornCapricorn
1998Virgo, then Libra from 05:45CapricornCapricorn
1999AquariusCapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000GeminiCapricornSagittarius
2001ScorpioAquariusPisces
2002PiscesAquariusCapricorn
2003Cancer, then Leo from 14:30Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004SagittariusCapricornPisces
2005TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2006VirgoCapricornCapricorn
2007CapricornAquariusAquarius
2008Taurus, then Gemini from 06:30AquariusSagittarius
2009Libra, then Scorpio from 06:21Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:18CapricornCapricorn
2011CancerCapricornSagittarius
2012Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:29CapricornPisces
2013AriesCapricornCapricorn
2014LeoAquariusCapricorn
2015Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:05AquariusAquarius
2016TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017LibraCapricornPisces
2018AquariusCapricornAquarius
2019GeminiCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020ScorpioAquariusPisces
2021Pisces, then Aries from 07:08AquariusCapricorn
2022Cancer, then Leo from 04:03Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Aries, then Taurus from 08:12CapricornSagittarius
2025VirgoCapricornPisces

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 18

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 18, Greenwich time.

  • 1973, penumbral lunar eclipse at 21:17

How common is a January 18 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,883 babies were born on January 18 each year. That makes it number 278 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 18

What zodiac sign is January 18?

If you were born on January 18, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 18 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 18 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 18?

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 4 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 18?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 18 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on January 18 2023 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 18?

On January 18 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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