Born on January 22

January 22 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 22, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

The water bearer, pouring something new into the depth of winter.

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On January 22 the Sun stands between 0° and 3° Aquarius, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of January 22, 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

Each year the Sun meets Altair on 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 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Capricornus, the sea goat, even though the sign is Aquarius. 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 22 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on January 22, 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
1940Gemini, then Cancer from 15:35CapricornPisces
1941Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 13:17AquariusCapricorn
1942AriesAquariusAquarius
1943LeoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1945TaurusCapricornPisces
1946Virgo, then Libra from 08:32CapricornCapricorn
1947Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:37AquariusSagittarius
1948GeminiAquariusPisces
1949ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951CancerCapricornAquarius
1952Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:22CapricornSagittarius
1953Aries, then Taurus from 02:21CapricornPisces
1954VirgoAquariusAquarius
1955CapricornAquariusSagittarius
1956TaurusAquarius, retrogradePisces
1957Libra, then Scorpio from 17:03CapricornCapricorn
1958Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:42CapricornAquarius
1959Gemini, then Cancer from 04:47CapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
1961AriesAquariusPisces
1962LeoAquariusAquarius
1963Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:24Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1964Aries, then Taurus from 03:24CapricornPisces
1965LibraCapricornCapricorn
1966AquariusCapricornAquarius
1967GeminiAquariusAquarius
1968Libra, then Scorpio from 16:28AquariusSagittarius
1969Pisces, then Aries from 13:44Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Cancer, then Leo from 08:40Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1971Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:16CapricornSagittarius
1972AriesCapricornPisces
1973VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1974CapricornAquariusAquarius
1975Taurus, then Gemini from 23:23AquariusAquarius
1976LibraAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977PiscesCapricornPisces
1978CancerCapricornAquarius
1979ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Pisces, then Aries from 04:52AquariusPisces
1981Leo, then Virgo from 14:03AquariusCapricorn
1982Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:51AquariusAquarius
1983Aries, then Taurus from 02:36Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984Virgo, then Libra from 18:07CapricornSagittarius
1985AquariusCapricornPisces
1986GeminiCapricornAquarius
1987Libra, then Scorpio from 18:31AquariusSagittarius
1988PiscesAquariusPisces
1989LeoAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1991AriesCapricornAquarius
1992VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1993Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:01AquariusPisces
1994Taurus, then Gemini from 09:35AquariusAquarius
1995LibraAquariusSagittarius
1996Aquarius, then Pisces from 13:02Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1997CancerCapricornCapricorn
1998ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1999Pisces, then Aries from 08:25CapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000LeoAquariusSagittarius
2001CapricornAquariusPisces
2002TaurusAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003Virgo, then Libra from 21:23Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004AquariusCapricornPisces
2005Gemini, then Cancer from 10:43CapricornCapricorn
2006Libra, then Scorpio from 10:29CapricornCapricorn
2007PiscesAquariusAquarius
2008Cancer, then Leo from 10:21AquariusSagittarius
2009SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AriesCapricornAquarius
2011VirgoCapricornSagittarius
2012CapricornCapricornPisces
2013GeminiAquariusCapricorn
2014LibraAquariusCapricorn
2015Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:48Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2016CancerCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 10:46CapricornPisces
2018Pisces, then Aries from 06:28CapricornAquarius
2019LeoCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:00AquariusPisces
2021TaurusAquariusCapricorn
2022Virgo, then Libra from 22:03Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023AquariusCapricornAquarius
2024Gemini, then Cancer from 21:51CapricornSagittarius
2025ScorpioCapricornPisces

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 22

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 22, Greenwich time.

  • 2046, partial lunar eclipse at 13:01

How common is a January 22 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,673 babies were born on January 22 each year. That makes it number 334 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 4% fewer than an average day.

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The Aquarius in you

Your gift

Originality. You see the world as it could be and invite others to see it too.

Your growing edge

Closeness. You care for everyone, and letting one person all the way in can be the harder task.

Your decan, the first part of Aquarius

Ruled by Uranus

Uranus governs this first stretch as it governs the whole sign, and Saturn, the old ruler, still keeps a hand on the keys. Inventive, principled and independent, you move to your own rhythm.

Read about the first decan of Aquarius

Questions about January 22

What zodiac sign is January 22?

If you were born on January 22, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is January 22 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on January 22 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for January 22?

Each year the Sun meets Altair on 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 22?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 22 2025 the Moon was in Scorpio, and on January 22 2023 it was in Aquarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 22?

On January 22 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Capricornus, the sea goat, even though the sign is Aquarius. 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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