Born on January 2

January 2 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 2, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 2 the Sun stands between 10° and 13° 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 2, 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

Vega gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 6, 4 days after 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 2 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 2 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 2, 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
1940LibraSagittariusAquarius
1941PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1942CancerCapricornAquarius
1943ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1944Pisces, then Aries from 00:34Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1945Leo, then Virgo from 16:49Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:11SagittariusCapricorn
1947Aries, then Taurus from 01:06SagittariusScorpio
1948Virgo, then Libra from 14:10CapricornAquarius
1949AquariusCapricornSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950GeminiAquariusAquarius
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 15:58Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1953LeoSagittariusAquarius
1954SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1955AriesCapricornScorpio
1956VirgoCapricornAquarius
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:25Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 12:22Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1959LibraSagittariusCapricorn
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:19SagittariusSagittarius
1961CancerCapricornAquarius
1962ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1963Pisces, then Aries from 04:48AquariusScorpio
1964LeoCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1966TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1967Virgo, then Libra from 17:04CapricornCapricorn
1968AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 15:53CapricornAquarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Libra, then Scorpio from 12:04CapricornCapricorn
1971PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1972Cancer, then Leo from 08:22SagittariusAquarius
1973SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
1974AriesCapricornAquarius
1975VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1976CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1977GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1978LibraSagittariusCapricorn
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:08SagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CancerCapricornAquarius
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:42CapricornSagittarius
1982Pisces, then Aries from 06:33CapricornAquarius
1983Leo, then Virgo from 21:50AquariusCapricorn
1984Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:08Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1986Virgo, then Libra from 20:46SagittariusCapricorn
1987AquariusCapricornScorpio
1988GeminiCapricornAquarius
1989ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991Cancer, then Leo from 02:55Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1992SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
1993Aries, then Taurus from 17:30SagittariusAquarius
1994VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1995Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:39CapricornScorpio
1996Taurus, then Gemini from 02:30AquariusAquarius
1997LibraCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:56SagittariusAquarius
1999CancerSagittariusCapricorn
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:32CapricornSagittarius
2001AriesCapricornAquarius
2002Leo, then Virgo from 23:35CapricornCapricorn
2003CapricornCapricornScorpio
2004TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2005Virgo, then Libra from 16:20SagittariusSagittarius
2006AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 15:14CapricornCapricorn
2008Libra, then Scorpio from 01:33CapricornSagittarius
2009PiscesAquariusAquarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Cancer, then Leo from 02:41Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
2012Aries, then Taurus from 22:16SagittariusAquarius
2013VirgoCapricornSagittarius
2014Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:03CapricornCapricorn
2015GeminiCapricornCapricorn
2016LibraAquariusSagittarius
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:58Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2018CancerSagittariusCapricorn
2019Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:59SagittariusScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Pisces, then Aries from 04:01CapricornAquarius
2021LeoCapricornSagittarius
2022CapricornAquariusCapricorn
2023TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2024VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
2025AquariusSagittariusAquarius

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

How common is a January 2 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 9,307 babies were born on January 2 each year. That makes it number 362 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 16% 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 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 2

What zodiac sign is January 2?

If you were born on January 2, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 2 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 2 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 2?

Vega gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 6, 4 days after 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 2?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 2 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on January 2 2024 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 2?

On January 2 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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