Born on January 24

January 24 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 24, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

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

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On January 24 the Sun stands between 2° and 5° 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 24, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Altair

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 2 days before 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 24 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 24 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on January 24, 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
1940Cancer, then Leo from 17:11CapricornPisces
1941Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:01AquariusCapricorn
1942TaurusAquariusAquarius
1943VirgoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1945GeminiCapricornPisces
1946Libra, then Scorpio from 19:40CapricornAquarius
1947Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:23AquariusSagittarius
1948CancerAquariusPisces
1949SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950AriesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951LeoCapricornAquarius
1952Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:39CapricornSagittarius
1953Taurus, then Gemini from 08:21CapricornPisces
1954Virgo, then Libra from 01:30AquariusAquarius
1955AquariusAquariusSagittarius
1956GeminiAquarius, retrogradePisces
1957ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1958Pisces, then Aries from 22:03CapricornAquarius
1959Cancer, then Leo from 12:14CapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960SagittariusAquariusSagittarius
1961TaurusAquariusPisces
1962VirgoAquariusAquarius
1963CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1964Taurus, then Gemini from 06:05CapricornPisces
1965Libra, then Scorpio from 03:01CapricornCapricorn
1966Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:59CapricornAquarius
1967CancerAquariusAquarius
1968Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:24AquariusSagittarius
1969Aries, then Taurus from 22:13Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Leo, then Virgo from 21:33Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1971Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:33CapricornSagittarius
1972TaurusCapricornPisces
1973LibraAquariusCapricorn
1974AquariusAquariusAquarius
1975GeminiAquariusAquarius
1976ScorpioAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1977Pisces, then Aries from 03:20CapricornPisces
1978Cancer, then Leo from 00:02CapricornAquarius
1979SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Aries, then Taurus from 07:32AquariusPisces
1981Virgo, then Libra from 23:46AquariusCapricorn
1982Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:25Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1983Taurus, then Gemini from 07:40Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984Libra, then Scorpio from 21:04CapricornSagittarius
1985PiscesCapricornPisces
1986CancerCapricornAquarius
1987Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:36AquariusSagittarius
1988AriesAquariusPisces
1989Leo, then Virgo from 04:33Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1991TaurusCapricornAquarius
1992LibraCapricornSagittarius
1993AquariusAquariusPisces
1994Gemini, then Cancer from 18:55AquariusAquarius
1995ScorpioAquariusSagittarius
1996Pisces, then Aries from 15:37Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1997LeoCapricornCapricorn
1998SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1999Aries, then Taurus from 11:53CapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000VirgoAquariusSagittarius
2001Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:44AquariusPisces
2002Taurus, then Gemini from 00:28Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003LibraCapricornSagittarius
2004PiscesCapricornPisces
2005Cancer, then Leo from 23:21CapricornCapricorn
2006Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:38AquariusCapricorn
2007AriesAquariusAquarius
2008Leo, then Virgo from 14:49AquariusCapricorn
2009CapricornCapricorn, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010TaurusCapricornAquarius
2011LibraCapricornSagittarius
2012AquariusCapricornPisces
2013Gemini, then Cancer from 03:00AquariusCapricorn
2014ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
2015Pisces, then Aries from 13:32Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2016LeoCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2017Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:44CapricornPisces
2018Aries, then Taurus from 13:40CapricornAquarius
2019VirgoAquariusSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Capricorn, then Aquarius from 13:21AquariusPisces
2021GeminiAquariusCapricorn
2022LibraAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2023PiscesCapricornAquarius
2024CancerCapricornCapricorn
2025Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:29CapricornPisces

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 24 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,049 babies were born on January 24 each year. That makes it number 199 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 24

What zodiac sign is January 24?

If you were born on January 24, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is January 24 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on January 24 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for January 24?

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 2 days before 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 24?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 24 2024 the Moon was in Cancer, and on January 24 2023 it was in Pisces. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 24?

On January 24 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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