Born on January 30

January 30 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 30, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

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

AirFixedUranus, traditionally Saturn

On January 30 the Sun stands between 8° and 11° 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 30, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Altair

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 8 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 30 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 30 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Aquarius on January 30, 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 20:18AquariusPisces
1941PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1942CancerAquariusAquarius
1943Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:34Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1944AriesCapricornCapricorn
1945Leo, then Virgo from 01:09CapricornPisces
1946CapricornAquariusAquarius
1947TaurusAquariusSagittarius
1948LibraAquariusPisces
1949Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:27Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Gemini, then Cancer from 15:50CapricornAquarius
1951ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1952Pisces, then Aries from 14:33CapricornCapricorn
1953LeoAquariusPisces
1954SagittariusAquariusAquarius
1955Aries, then Taurus from 11:06AquariusSagittarius
1956VirgoAquarius, retrogradePisces
1957AquariusCapricornCapricorn
1958GeminiCapricornAquarius
1959LibraCapricornAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960PiscesAquariusCapricorn
1961Cancer, then Leo from 19:05AquariusPisces
1962Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:00Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1963AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1964Leo, then Virgo from 13:09CapricornPisces
1965CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1966TaurusAquariusAquarius
1967LibraAquariusAquarius
1968AquariusAquariusCapricorn
1969CancerAquarius, retrogradePisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1971Pisces, then Aries from 13:36CapricornSagittarius
1972LeoCapricornPisces
1973Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:54AquariusCapricorn
1974Aries, then Taurus from 11:42AquariusCapricorn
1975VirgoAquarius, retrogradePisces
1976Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:34Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1977GeminiCapricornPisces
1978LibraCapricornAquarius
1979PiscesAquariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CancerAquariusPisces
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:12AquariusCapricorn
1982AriesAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1983Leo, then Virgo from 08:35CapricornPisces
1984CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1985Taurus, then Gemini from 21:01CapricornPisces
1986Virgo, then Libra from 02:10AquariusAquarius
1987Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:25AquariusSagittarius
1988Gemini, then Cancer from 06:12AquariusPisces
1989ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Pisces, then Aries from 16:34CapricornCapricorn
1991LeoCapricornPisces
1992SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
1993Aries, then Taurus from 01:37AquariusPisces
1994VirgoAquariusAquarius
1995Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:03Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1996GeminiCapricornPisces
1997Libra, then Scorpio from 20:48CapricornCapricorn
1998PiscesCapricornCapricorn
1999Cancer, then Leo from 20:16AquariusPisces
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:18AquariusCapricorn
2001AriesAquariusPisces
2002Leo, then Virgo from 08:40Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
2003CapricornCapricornSagittarius
2004TaurusCapricornPisces
2005LibraAquariusCapricorn
2006Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:32AquariusCapricorn
2007CancerAquariusPisces
2008ScorpioAquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2009Pisces, then Aries from 15:25Capricorn, retrogradePisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LeoCapricornAquarius
2011Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:04CapricornSagittarius
2012Aries, then Taurus from 06:29AquariusPisces
2013VirgoAquariusCapricorn
2014Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:33AquariusCapricorn
2015GeminiAquarius, retrogradePisces
2016LibraCapricornCapricorn
2017PiscesCapricornPisces
2018Cancer, then Leo from 18:53CapricornAquarius
2019SagittariusAquariusSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesAquariusPisces
2021Leo, then Virgo from 08:03AquariusCapricorn
2022CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2023Taurus, then Gemini from 08:35CapricornPisces
2024Virgo, then Libra from 08:05CapricornCapricorn
2025Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:53AquariusPisces

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 30

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 30, Greenwich time.

  • 1934, partial lunar eclipse at 16:42
  • 1972, total lunar eclipse at 10:53
  • 1991, penumbral lunar eclipse at 05:58

How common is a January 30 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,752 babies were born on January 30 each year. That makes it number 318 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 30

What zodiac sign is January 30?

If you were born on January 30, your Sun sign is Aquarius.

Is January 30 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Aquarius all day on January 30 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is an Aquarius.

What is the birthday star for January 30?

The Sun reaches Altair on January 22 every year, 8 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 30?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 30 2022 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on January 30 2020 it was in Aries. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 30?

On January 30 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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