Born on January 7

January 7 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 7, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 7 the Sun stands between 15° and 18° 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 7, 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

Every year on January 6, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Vega. 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 7 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 7 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 7, 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
1941TaurusCapricornSagittarius
1942VirgoCapricornAquarius
1943Capricorn, then Aquarius from 11:42AquariusCapricorn
1944GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945Libra, then Scorpio from 17:13SagittariusPisces
1946Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:47SagittariusCapricorn
1947CancerCapricornSagittarius
1948Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:41CapricornAquarius
1949AriesAquariusSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Leo, then Virgo from 19:06AquariusAquarius
1951CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1952Taurus, then Gemini from 22:43SagittariusSagittarius
1953LibraCapricornPisces
1954AquariusCapricornCapricorn
1955Gemini, then Cancer from 08:01CapricornSagittarius
1956ScorpioAquariusAquarius
1957Pisces, then Aries from 18:23Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958LeoSagittariusAquarius
1959Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:50SagittariusAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Aries, then Taurus from 01:23CapricornSagittarius
1961VirgoCapricornPisces
1962Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:00CapricornCapricorn
1963GeminiAquariusSagittarius
1964Libra, then Scorpio from 21:04Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
1966CancerSagittariusAquarius
1967Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 00:28CapricornAquarius
1968AriesCapricornSagittarius
1969Leo, then Virgo from 14:42AquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971Taurus, then Gemini from 15:09Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1972Virgo, then Libra from 02:33SagittariusAquarius
1973AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1974Gemini, then Cancer from 08:29CapricornAquarius
1975ScorpioCapricornAquarius
1976Pisces, then Aries from 23:21AquariusSagittarius
1977LeoCapricorn, retrogradePisces
1978Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:55SagittariusCapricorn
1979TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980VirgoCapricornAquarius
1981Capricorn, then Aquarius from 09:13CapricornSagittarius
1982GeminiAquariusAquarius
1983Libra, then Scorpio from 07:17Aquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1984Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:35Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985CancerSagittariusPisces
1986Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:47CapricornCapricorn
1987AriesCapricornSagittarius
1988LeoCapricornAquarius
1989CapricornAquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Taurus, then Gemini from 16:02Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991LibraSagittariusAquarius
1992AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
1993Gemini, then Cancer from 06:11CapricornPisces
1994ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
1995Pisces, then Aries from 04:57AquariusScorpio
1996Cancer, then Leo from 03:31AquariusAquarius
1997Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:55Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1999VirgoCapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:53CapricornSagittarius
2001GeminiCapricornPisces
2002Libra, then Scorpio from 04:42AquariusCapricorn
2003PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2004CancerSagittariusAquarius
2005Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:45SagittariusSagittarius
2006Aries, then Taurus from 19:10CapricornCapricorn
2007Leo, then Virgo from 06:19CapricornAquarius
2008Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:43CapricornSagittarius
2009Taurus, then Gemini from 18:12AquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010LibraCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011AquariusSagittariusScorpio
2012Gemini, then Cancer from 21:06SagittariusAquarius
2013ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
2014AriesCapricornCapricorn
2015LeoAquariusAquarius
2016SagittariusAquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2017TaurusSagittarius, retrogradePisces
2018Virgo, then Libra from 12:15SagittariusCapricorn
2019Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:46CapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Taurus, then Gemini from 02:11CapricornAquarius
2021Libra, then Scorpio from 08:54CapricornSagittarius
2022PiscesAquariusCapricorn
2023CancerCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:09SagittariusSagittarius
2025Aries, then Taurus from 22:12SagittariusPisces

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

How common is a January 7 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,925 babies were born on January 7 each year. That makes it number 255 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 7

What zodiac sign is January 7?

If you were born on January 7, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 7 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 7 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 7?

Every year on January 6, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Vega. 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 7?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 7 2023 the Moon was in Cancer, and on January 7 2022 it was in Pisces. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 7?

On January 7 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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