Born on January 6

January 6 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 6, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 6 the Sun stands between 14° and 17° 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 6, 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

Each year the Sun meets Vega on 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 6 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 6 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 6, 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
1940SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1941Aries, then Taurus from 20:29CapricornSagittarius
1942Leo, then Virgo from 12:43CapricornAquarius
1943CapricornAquariusCapricorn
1944Taurus, then Gemini from 11:45Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945LibraSagittariusPisces
1946AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
1947Gemini, then Cancer from 03:28CapricornSagittarius
1948ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1949Pisces, then Aries from 01:41AquariusSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LeoAquariusAquarius
1951Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:32Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
1953Virgo, then Libra from 22:37SagittariusPisces
1954Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:09CapricornCapricorn
1955GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1956Libra, then Scorpio from 06:00AquariusAquarius
1957PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958Cancer, then Leo from 21:22SagittariusAquarius
1959SagittariusSagittariusCapricorn
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesCapricornSagittarius
1961Leo, then Virgo from 01:48CapricornPisces
1962CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1963Taurus, then Gemini from 10:14AquariusScorpio
1964LibraCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:07SagittariusSagittarius
1966Gemini, then Cancer from 02:41SagittariusAquarius
1967ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1968Pisces, then Aries from 05:46CapricornSagittarius
1969LeoAquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:30Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1972VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1973AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1974GeminiCapricornAquarius
1975ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1976PiscesAquariusSagittarius
1977Cancer, then Leo from 16:21Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1978SagittariusSagittariusCapricorn
1979Aries, then Taurus from 15:18SagittariusScorpio
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Leo, then Virgo from 07:49CapricornAquarius
1981CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1982Taurus, then Gemini from 12:49AquariusAquarius
1983LibraAquariusAquarius
1984AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985CancerSagittariusPisces
1986ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1987AriesCapricornScorpio
1988LeoCapricornAquarius
1989Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:14AquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991Virgo, then Libra from 10:34SagittariusAquarius
1992Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:00SagittariusSagittarius
1993GeminiCapricornPisces
1994Libra, then Scorpio from 02:29CapricornCapricorn
1995PiscesCapricornScorpio
1996CancerAquariusAquarius
1997SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998Aries, then Taurus from 15:53SagittariusAquarius
1999VirgoSagittariusAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CapricornCapricornSagittarius
2001Taurus, then Gemini from 11:44CapricornPisces
2002LibraAquariusCapricorn
2003Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:57Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2004Gemini, then Cancer from 06:39Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2005ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
2006AriesCapricornCapricorn
2007LeoCapricornAquarius
2008SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
2009TaurusAquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Virgo, then Libra from 04:59Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011AquariusSagittariusScorpio
2012GeminiSagittariusAquarius
2013Libra, then Scorpio from 06:09CapricornSagittarius
2014Pisces, then Aries from 19:46CapricornCapricorn
2015Cancer, then Leo from 11:03AquariusAquarius
2016Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:57Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Aries, then Taurus from 20:18Sagittarius, retrogradePisces
2018VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
2019CapricornCapricornScorpio
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusCapricornAquarius
2021LibraCapricornSagittarius
2022Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:17AquariusCapricorn
2023CancerCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
2025AriesSagittariusPisces

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 6

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 6, Greenwich time.

  • 2019, partial solar eclipse at 01:41

How common is a January 6 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,911 babies were born on January 6 each year. That makes it number 259 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 6

What zodiac sign is January 6?

If you were born on January 6, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 6 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 6 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 6?

Each year the Sun meets Vega on 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 6?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 6 2025 the Moon was in Aries, and on January 6 2024 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 6?

On January 6 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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