Born on January 5

January 5 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 5, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 5 the Sun stands between 13° and 16° 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 5, 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

The day after your birthday, January 6, is when the Sun meets Vega each year. 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 5 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 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 5, 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
1940Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:13SagittariusAquarius
1941AriesCapricornSagittarius
1942LeoCapricornAquarius
1943Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:35AquariusCapricorn
1944TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945Virgo, then Libra from 04:44SagittariusAquarius
1946AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
1947GeminiCapricornScorpio
1948ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1949PiscesCapricornSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Cancer, then Leo from 13:58AquariusAquarius
1951SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952Aries, then Taurus from 12:44SagittariusSagittarius
1953VirgoSagittariusPisces
1954CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1955Taurus, then Gemini from 07:05CapricornScorpio
1956LibraAquariusAquarius
1957Aquarius, then Pisces from 06:05Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958CancerSagittariusAquarius
1959Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:56SagittariusCapricorn
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesCapricornSagittarius
1961LeoCapricornPisces
1962Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:24CapricornCapricorn
1963TaurusAquariusScorpio
1964Virgo, then Libra from 10:10Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
1966GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1967ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1968PiscesCapricornSagittarius
1969Cancer, then Leo from 03:55AquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971Aries, then Taurus from 10:01Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1972VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1973Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:47CapricornSagittarius
1974Taurus, then Gemini from 08:00CapricornAquarius
1975Libra, then Scorpio from 23:39CapricornCapricorn
1976Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:35AquariusSagittarius
1977CancerCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1978Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:04SagittariusCapricorn
1979AriesSagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LeoCapricornAquarius
1981Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:41CapricornSagittarius
1982TaurusCapricornAquarius
1983Virgo, then Libra from 00:45AquariusCapricorn
1984AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985Gemini, then Cancer from 20:18SagittariusPisces
1986Libra, then Scorpio from 00:45SagittariusCapricorn
1987Pisces, then Aries from 16:51CapricornScorpio
1988Cancer, then Leo from 11:48CapricornAquarius
1989SagittariusAquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Aries, then Taurus from 14:04Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1992CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1993Taurus, then Gemini from 01:42CapricornPisces
1994LibraCapricornCapricorn
1995PiscesCapricornScorpio
1996CancerAquariusAquarius
1997Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:28Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998AriesSagittariusAquarius
1999Leo, then Virgo from 15:49SagittariusAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:24CapricornSagittarius
2001TaurusCapricornPisces
2002Virgo, then Libra from 01:24AquariusCapricorn
2003AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2004GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2005ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
2006Pisces, then Aries from 14:45CapricornCapricorn
2007LeoCapricornAquarius
2008SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
2009Aries, then Taurus from 15:46AquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:08SagittariusScorpio
2012Taurus, then Gemini from 10:45SagittariusAquarius
2013LibraCapricornSagittarius
2014PiscesCapricornCapricorn
2015CancerAquariusAquarius
2016ScorpioAquariusSagittarius
2017AriesSagittarius, retrogradePisces
2018Leo, then Virgo from 08:12SagittariusCapricorn
2019CapricornCapricornScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusCapricornAquarius
2021Virgo, then Libra from 05:42CapricornSagittarius
2022AquariusAquariusCapricorn
2023Gemini, then Cancer from 14:15Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Libra, then Scorpio from 12:40SagittariusSagittarius
2025Pisces, then Aries from 19:01SagittariusPisces

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 5

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 5, Greenwich time.

  • 1935, partial solar eclipse at 05:35
  • 1954, annular solar eclipse at 02:31
  • 2038, annular solar eclipse at 13:45

How common is a January 5 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,953 babies were born on January 5 each year. That makes it number 237 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 5

What zodiac sign is January 5?

If you were born on January 5, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 5 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 5?

The day after your birthday, January 6, is when the Sun meets Vega each year. 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 5?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 5 2022 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on January 5 2020 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 5?

On January 5 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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