Born on January 4

January 4 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 4, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 4 the Sun stands between 12° and 15° 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 4, wherever in the world you were born.

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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.

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Your birthday star

Vega

Vega gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 6, 2 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 4 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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January 4 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 4, 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
1940ScorpioSagittariusAquarius
1941Pisces, then Aries from 07:35CapricornSagittarius
1942Cancer, then Leo from 03:33CapricornAquarius
1943SagittariusAquariusCapricorn
1944Aries, then Taurus from 04:59Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1946Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:38SagittariusCapricorn
1947Taurus, then Gemini from 03:26CapricornScorpio
1948Libra, then Scorpio from 19:51CapricornAquarius
1949PiscesCapricornSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CancerAquariusAquarius
1951Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:39Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952AriesSagittariusSagittarius
1953Leo, then Virgo from 09:41SagittariusAquarius
1954Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:46CapricornCapricorn
1955TaurusCapricornScorpio
1956LibraAquariusAquarius
1957AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958Gemini, then Cancer from 18:22Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1959ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Pisces, then Aries from 15:22CapricornSagittarius
1961LeoCapricornAquarius
1962SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1963Aries, then Taurus from 07:34AquariusScorpio
1964VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:05SagittariusSagittarius
1966Taurus, then Gemini from 00:07SagittariusAquarius
1967Libra, then Scorpio from 20:16CapricornCapricorn
1968PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1969CancerCapricornAquarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:33Aquarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1971AriesSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1972Leo, then Virgo from 15:51SagittariusAquarius
1973CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1974TaurusCapricornAquarius
1975LibraCapricornCapricorn
1976AquariusAquariusSagittarius
1977Gemini, then Cancer from 07:13Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1978ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1979Pisces, then Aries from 09:42SagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LeoCapricornAquarius
1981SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1982Aries, then Taurus from 11:03CapricornAquarius
1983VirgoAquariusCapricorn
1984Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:31Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985GeminiSagittariusPisces
1986LibraSagittariusCapricorn
1987PiscesCapricornScorpio
1988CancerCapricornAquarius
1989Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:12AquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AriesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991Leo, then Virgo from 04:57SagittariusCapricorn
1992CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1993TaurusCapricornPisces
1994LibraCapricornCapricorn
1995Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:49CapricornScorpio
1996Gemini, then Cancer from 14:56AquariusAquarius
1997ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998Pisces, then Aries from 12:44SagittariusAquarius
1999LeoSagittariusCapricorn
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
2001Aries, then Taurus from 06:57CapricornPisces
2002VirgoAquariusCapricorn
2003Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:57Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2004GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2005LibraSagittariusSagittarius
2006PiscesCapricornCapricorn
2007Cancer, then Leo from 21:15CapricornAquarius
2008Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:14CapricornSagittarius
2009AriesAquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Leo, then Virgo from 02:53Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011CapricornSagittariusScorpio
2012TaurusSagittariusAquarius
2013Virgo, then Libra from 01:11CapricornSagittarius
2014Aquarius, then Pisces from 16:59CapricornCapricorn
2015Gemini, then Cancer from 01:08CapricornAquarius
2016ScorpioAquariusSagittarius
2017Pisces, then Aries from 16:20Capricorn, retrogradePisces
2018LeoSagittariusCapricorn
2019Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:55SagittariusScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Aries, then Taurus from 16:16CapricornAquarius
2021VirgoCapricornSagittarius
2022AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2023GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024LibraSagittariusSagittarius
2025PiscesSagittariusPisces

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 4

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 4, Greenwich time.

  • 1973, annular solar eclipse at 15:45
  • 1992, annular solar eclipse at 23:04
  • 2011, partial solar eclipse at 08:50

How common is a January 4 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,019 babies were born on January 4 each year. That makes it number 209 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% 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 4

What zodiac sign is January 4?

If you were born on January 4, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 4 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 4 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 4?

Vega gets its yearly visit from the Sun on January 6, 2 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 4?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 4 2025 the Moon was in Pisces, and on January 4 2024 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 4?

On January 4 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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