Born on January 3

January 3 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 3, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 3 the Sun stands between 11° and 14° 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 3, 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, 3 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 3 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 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 3, 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
1940Libra, then Scorpio from 14:36SagittariusAquarius
1941PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1942CancerCapricornAquarius
1943Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:34AquariusCapricorn
1944AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1946CapricornSagittariusCapricorn
1947TaurusCapricornScorpio
1948LibraCapricornAquarius
1949Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:59CapricornSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Gemini, then Cancer from 06:57AquariusAquarius
1951ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952Pisces, then Aries from 05:42SagittariusSagittarius
1953LeoSagittariusAquarius
1954SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1955Aries, then Taurus from 05:25CapricornScorpio
1956Virgo, then Libra from 21:44CapricornAquarius
1957AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1959Libra, then Scorpio from 18:42SagittariusCapricorn
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
1961Cancer, then Leo from 12:54CapricornAquarius
1962Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:24CapricornCapricorn
1963AriesAquariusScorpio
1964Leo, then Virgo from 02:48Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1966TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1967LibraCapricornCapricorn
1968Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:36CapricornSagittarius
1969CancerCapricornAquarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1971Pisces, then Aries from 06:27Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1972LeoSagittariusAquarius
1973Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:31SagittariusSagittarius
1974Aries, then Taurus from 04:38CapricornAquarius
1975Virgo, then Libra from 19:22CapricornCapricorn
1976Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:33AquariusSagittarius
1977GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1978Libra, then Scorpio from 20:35SagittariusCapricorn
1979PiscesSagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Cancer, then Leo from 20:48CapricornAquarius
1981SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1982AriesCapricornAquarius
1983VirgoAquariusCapricorn
1984CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985Taurus, then Gemini from 12:01SagittariusAquarius
1986LibraSagittariusCapricorn
1987Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:36CapricornScorpio
1988Gemini, then Cancer from 00:17CapricornAquarius
1989ScorpioAquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Pisces, then Aries from 10:57Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991LeoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1992Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 19:10SagittariusSagittarius
1993TaurusCapricornAquarius
1994Virgo, then Libra from 23:31CapricornCapricorn
1995AquariusCapricornScorpio
1996GeminiAquariusAquarius
1997Libra, then Scorpio from 13:02Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1999Cancer, then Leo from 10:31SagittariusCapricorn
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
2001AriesCapricornAquarius
2002VirgoCapricornCapricorn
2003CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2004Taurus, then Gemini from 17:59Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2005LibraSagittariusSagittarius
2006Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:44SagittariusCapricorn
2007CancerCapricornCapricorn
2008ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
2009Pisces, then Aries from 09:50AquariusAquarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LeoCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:39SagittariusScorpio
2012TaurusSagittariusAquarius
2013VirgoCapricornSagittarius
2014AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2015GeminiCapricornCapricorn
2016Libra, then Scorpio from 19:36AquariusSagittarius
2017PiscesCapricorn, retrogradePisces
2018Cancer, then Leo from 07:23SagittariusCapricorn
2019SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesCapricornAquarius
2021Leo, then Virgo from 01:13CapricornSagittarius
2022Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:44AquariusCapricorn
2023Taurus, then Gemini from 02:45Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Virgo, then Libra from 00:47SagittariusSagittarius
2025Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:22SagittariusPisces

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 3

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 3, Greenwich time.

  • 1946, partial solar eclipse at 12:15

How common is a January 3 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,813 babies were born on January 3 each year. That makes it number 306 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 3

What zodiac sign is January 3?

If you were born on January 3, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 3 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 3?

Vega gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 6, 3 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 3?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 3 2020 the Moon was in Aries, and on January 3 2019 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 3?

On January 3 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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