Born on January 19

January 19 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 19, your Sun sign is Capricorn or Aquarius. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

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

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On January 19 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Capricorn into the first degree of Aquarius.

In 0% of years the Sun had already reached Aquarius by midday on January 19 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

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, 3 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 19 the Sun stands on the border between Capricornus and Sagittarius, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Capricorn, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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January 19 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940TaurusCapricornPisces
1941LibraAquariusCapricorn
1942Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:43AquariusAquarius
1943CancerAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945AriesCapricornPisces
1946LeoCapricornCapricorn
1947Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:11CapricornSagittarius
1948Aries, then Taurus from 14:43AquariusPisces
1949Virgo, then Libra from 09:03AquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951GeminiCapricornAquarius
1952LibraCapricornSagittarius
1953Pisces, then Aries from 23:09CapricornPisces
1954Cancer, then Leo from 05:25AquariusCapricorn
1955SagittariusAquariusSagittarius
1956AriesAquarius, retrogradePisces
1957VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1958Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:23CapricornAquarius
1959Taurus, then Gemini from 18:16CapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Virgo, then Libra from 08:15CapricornSagittarius
1961Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:32AquariusPisces
1962CancerAquariusCapricorn
1963ScorpioAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1964Pisces, then Aries from 23:11CapricornPisces
1965Leo, then Virgo from 17:55CapricornCapricorn
1966Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:45CapricornAquarius
1967TaurusCapricornAquarius
1968VirgoAquariusSagittarius
1969AquariusAquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Gemini, then Cancer from 20:14Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971Libra, then Scorpio from 20:04CapricornSagittarius
1972PiscesCapricornPisces
1973LeoCapricornCapricorn
1974SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1975AriesAquariusAquarius
1976Leo, then Virgo from 13:25Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:12CapricornPisces
1978GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1979LibraCapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980AquariusCapricornPisces
1981CancerAquariusCapricorn
1982Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:01AquariusAquarius
1983Pisces, then Aries from 18:08Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984LeoCapricornSagittarius
1985CapricornCapricornPisces
1986TaurusCapricornCapricorn
1987VirgoAquariusSagittarius
1988Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:02AquariusPisces
1989Gemini, then Cancer from 09:57Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Libra, then Scorpio from 00:16Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1991PiscesCapricornAquarius
1992Cancer, then Leo from 22:57CapricornSagittarius
1993SagittariusCapricornPisces
1994Aries, then Taurus from 21:22AquariusCapricorn
1995Leo, then Virgo from 11:40AquariusSagittarius
1996CapricornCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1997GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1998LibraCapricornCapricorn
1999AquariusCapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Gemini, then Cancer from 04:01AquariusSagittarius
2001Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:36AquariusPisces
2002Pisces, then Aries from 02:35Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003LeoCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:25CapricornPisces
2005Taurus, then Gemini from 22:25CapricornCapricorn
2006Virgo, then Libra from 22:49CapricornCapricorn
2007Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:16AquariusAquarius
2008GeminiAquariusSagittarius
2009ScorpioAquarius, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010PiscesCapricornAquarius
2011Cancer, then Leo from 22:16CapricornSagittarius
2012SagittariusCapricornPisces
2013Aries, then Taurus from 01:37AquariusCapricorn
2014Leo, then Virgo from 01:24AquariusCapricorn
2015CapricornAquariusAquarius
2016Taurus, then Gemini from 09:13Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Libra, then Scorpio from 22:10CapricornPisces
2018Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:27CapricornAquarius
2019Gemini, then Cancer from 03:44CapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:41AquariusPisces
2021AriesAquariusCapricorn
2022LeoAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:12CapricornAquarius
2024TaurusCapricornSagittarius
2025Virgo, then Libra from 03:33CapricornPisces

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 19

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 19, Greenwich time.

  • 1935, total lunar eclipse at 15:47
  • 1954, total lunar eclipse at 02:31

How common is a January 19 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,691 babies were born on January 19 each year. That makes it number 332 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% 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

Born after the Sun crossed into Aquarius? Your story belongs to Aquarius. Read your Aquarius birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Capricorn into Aquarius around January 19. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1933Jan 20, 11:52
1937Jan 20, 11:01
1941Jan 20, 10:33
1945Jan 20, 09:53
1949Jan 20, 09:08
1953Jan 20, 08:21
1957Jan 20, 07:38
1961Jan 20, 07:01
1965Jan 20, 06:29
1969Jan 20, 05:38
1970Jan 20, 11:23
1973Jan 20, 04:48
1974Jan 20, 10:45
1977Jan 20, 04:14
1978Jan 20, 10:03
1981Jan 20, 03:36
1982Jan 20, 09:30
1985Jan 20, 02:57
1986Jan 20, 08:46
1989Jan 20, 02:07
1990Jan 20, 08:01
1993Jan 20, 01:22
1994Jan 20, 07:07
1997Jan 20, 00:43
1998Jan 20, 06:46
2001Jan 20, 00:16
2002Jan 20, 06:02
2003Jan 20, 11:53
2005Jan 19, 23:21
2006Jan 20, 05:15
2007Jan 20, 11:00
2009Jan 19, 22:40
2010Jan 20, 04:27
2011Jan 20, 10:18
2013Jan 19, 21:51
2014Jan 20, 03:51
2015Jan 20, 09:43
2017Jan 19, 21:23
2018Jan 20, 03:09
2019Jan 20, 08:59
2021Jan 19, 20:40
2022Jan 20, 02:38
2023Jan 20, 08:29
2025Jan 19, 20:00
2026Jan 20, 01:44
2027Jan 20, 07:30
2029Jan 19, 19:01
2030Jan 20, 00:54
2031Jan 20, 06:48
2033Jan 19, 18:33
2034Jan 20, 00:26
2035Jan 20, 06:14
2037Jan 19, 17:53
2038Jan 19, 23:48
2039Jan 20, 05:43
2040Jan 20, 11:20
2041Jan 19, 17:13
2042Jan 19, 22:59
2043Jan 20, 04:41
2044Jan 20, 10:37
2045Jan 19, 16:22
2046Jan 19, 22:15
2047Jan 20, 04:09
2048Jan 20, 09:47
2049Jan 19, 15:41
2050Jan 19, 21:33

Questions about January 19

What zodiac sign is January 19?

If you were born on January 19, your Sun sign is Capricorn or Aquarius. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is January 19 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Capricorn into Aquarius around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on January 19 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for January 19?

Altair gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 22, 3 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 19?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 19 2024 the Moon was in Taurus, and on January 19 2022 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 19?

On January 19 the Sun stands on the border between Capricornus and Sagittarius, and in some years it crosses from one to the other that very day. The sign is Capricorn, because astrologers' signs follow the seasons rather than the stars.

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