Born on January 29

January 29 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 29, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

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

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On January 29 the Sun stands between 7° and 10° 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 29, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Altair

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 7 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 29 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 29 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on January 29, 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
1940LibraAquariusPisces
1941Aquarius, then Pisces from 05:35AquariusCapricorn
1942Gemini, then Cancer from 00:04AquariusAquarius
1943ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1944Pisces, then Aries from 08:15CapricornCapricorn
1945LeoCapricornPisces
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:18AquariusAquarius
1947Aries, then Taurus from 07:46AquariusSagittarius
1948Virgo, then Libra from 22:29AquariusPisces
1949AquariusAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950GeminiCapricornAquarius
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 22:04CapricornAquarius
1952PiscesCapricornCapricorn
1953Cancer, then Leo from 04:06AquariusPisces
1954Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:43AquariusAquarius
1955AriesAquariusSagittarius
1956Leo, then Virgo from 04:18Aquarius, retrogradePisces
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:42CapricornCapricorn
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 21:48CapricornAquarius
1959LibraCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:57AquariusCapricorn
1961CancerAquariusPisces
1962ScorpioAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1963Pisces, then Aries from 10:44Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1964LeoCapricornPisces
1965Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:22CapricornCapricorn
1966Aries, then Taurus from 01:43AquariusAquarius
1967Virgo, then Libra from 23:33AquariusAquarius
1968Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:06AquariusCapricorn
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 22:37Aquarius, retrogradePisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Libra, then Scorpio from 19:34CapricornAquarius
1971PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1972Cancer, then Leo from 17:22CapricornPisces
1973SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
1974AriesAquariusAquarius
1975Leo, then Virgo from 03:14AquariusAquarius
1976CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1977Taurus, then Gemini from 03:37CapricornPisces
1978LibraCapricornAquarius
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:26AquariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CancerAquariusPisces
1981ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
1982Pisces, then Aries from 11:59Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1983LeoCapricornAquarius
1984Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:13CapricornCapricorn
1985TaurusCapricornPisces
1986VirgoAquariusAquarius
1987AquariusAquariusSagittarius
1988GeminiAquariusPisces
1989Libra, then Scorpio from 05:49Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesCapricornCapricorn
1991Cancer, then Leo from 14:04CapricornPisces
1992SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1993AriesAquariusPisces
1994Leo, then Virgo from 03:39AquariusAquarius
1995CapricornAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1996Taurus, then Gemini from 08:43Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1997LibraCapricornCapricorn
1998Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:09CapricornCapricorn
1999CancerAquariusPisces
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
2001Pisces, then Aries from 04:35AquariusPisces
2002LeoAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:30CapricornSagittarius
2004TaurusCapricornPisces
2005Virgo, then Libra from 22:13CapricornCapricorn
2006AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 22:17AquariusPisces
2008Libra, then Scorpio from 09:35Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2009PiscesCapricorn, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Cancer, then Leo from 14:11CapricornAquarius
2011SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
2012AriesAquariusPisces
2013VirgoAquariusCapricorn
2014CapricornAquariusCapricorn
2015GeminiAquarius, retrogradePisces
2016LibraCapricornCapricorn
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:11CapricornPisces
2018CancerCapricornAquarius
2019Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:33AquariusSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Pisces, then Aries from 11:51AquariusPisces
2021LeoAquariusCapricorn
2022Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:09Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2023TaurusCapricornPisces
2024VirgoCapricornCapricorn
2025AquariusAquariusPisces

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 29

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 29, Greenwich time.

  • 1953, total lunar eclipse at 23:47

How common is a January 29 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,567 babies were born on January 29 each year. That makes it number 345 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% 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 29

What zodiac sign is January 29?

If you were born on January 29, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is January 29 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on January 29 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for January 29?

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 7 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 29?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 29 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on January 29 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 29?

On January 29 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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