Born on January 27

January 27 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 27, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

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

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On January 27 the Sun stands between 5° and 8° 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 27, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Altair

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 5 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 27 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 27 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on January 27, 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
1940VirgoAquariusPisces
1941AquariusAquariusCapricorn
1942GeminiAquariusAquarius
1943LibraAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1944Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:48CapricornSagittarius
1945Cancer, then Leo from 15:33CapricornPisces
1946Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:28CapricornAquarius
1947Pisces, then Aries from 01:11AquariusSagittarius
1948Leo, then Virgo from 21:56AquariusPisces
1949CapricornAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1951Virgo, then Libra from 16:46CapricornAquarius
1952AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1953CancerAquariusPisces
1954ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1955PiscesAquariusSagittarius
1956Cancer, then Leo from 04:07Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1957Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:33CapricornCapricorn
1958Aries, then Taurus from 10:57CapricornAquarius
1959VirgoCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:19AquariusCapricorn
1961GeminiAquariusPisces
1962LibraAquariusAquarius
1963Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:35Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1964CancerCapricornPisces
1965SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1966AriesAquariusAquarius
1967Leo, then Virgo from 22:37AquariusAquarius
1968CapricornAquariusCapricorn
1969Taurus, then Gemini from 09:54Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Virgo, then Libra from 09:43CapricornAquarius
1971AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1972Gemini, then Cancer from 12:02CapricornPisces
1973ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
1974PiscesAquariusAquarius
1975Cancer, then Leo from 04:01AquariusAquarius
1976SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1977TaurusCapricornPisces
1978VirgoCapricornAquarius
1979Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:12CapricornSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980GeminiAquariusPisces
1981Libra, then Scorpio from 11:49AquariusCapricorn
1982Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:50Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1983CancerCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1984Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:13CapricornCapricorn
1985AriesCapricornPisces
1986Leo, then Virgo from 20:51AquariusAquarius
1987CapricornAquariusSagittarius
1988Taurus, then Gemini from 20:03AquariusPisces
1989LibraAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AquariusCapricornCapricorn
1991Gemini, then Cancer from 13:23CapricornAquarius
1992ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1993Pisces, then Aries from 13:28AquariusPisces
1994Cancer, then Leo from 00:39AquariusAquarius
1995SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1996TaurusCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1997VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1998Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:27CapricornCapricorn
1999GeminiAquariusAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Libra, then Scorpio from 17:02AquariusCapricorn
2001PiscesAquariusPisces
2002CancerAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:26CapricornSagittarius
2004AriesCapricornPisces
2005Leo, then Virgo from 11:25CapricornCapricorn
2006CapricornAquariusCapricorn
2007Taurus, then Gemini from 17:10AquariusAquarius
2008LibraAquariusCapricorn
2009AquariusCapricorn, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Gemini, then Cancer from 14:02CapricornAquarius
2011ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
2012Pisces, then Aries from 18:28CapricornPisces
2013LeoAquariusCapricorn
2014SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
2015TaurusAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2016VirgoCapricornCapricorn
2017Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:37CapricornPisces
2018GeminiCapricornAquarius
2019Libra, then Scorpio from 07:31AquariusSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020PiscesAquariusPisces
2021CancerAquariusCapricorn
2022Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:35Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2023Aries, then Taurus from 23:43CapricornPisces
2024Leo, then Virgo from 19:12CapricornCapricorn
2025CapricornCapricornPisces

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 27 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,823 babies were born on January 27 each year. That makes it number 303 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 27

What zodiac sign is January 27?

If you were born on January 27, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is January 27 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on January 27 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for January 27?

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 5 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 27?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 27 2025 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on January 27 2021 it was in Cancer. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 27?

On January 27 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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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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