Born on January 8

January 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on January 8, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On January 8 the Sun stands between 16° and 19° 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 8, 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 Sun reaches Vega on January 6 every year, 2 days before 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on January 8, 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
1940Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 03:30CapricornAquarius
1941TaurusCapricornSagittarius
1942Virgo, then Libra from 19:49CapricornAquarius
1943AquariusAquariusAquarius
1944Gemini, then Cancer from 20:49Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1945ScorpioSagittariusPisces
1946PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
1947Cancer, then Leo from 02:53CapricornSagittarius
1948SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1949Aries, then Taurus from 14:03AquariusSagittarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoAquariusAquarius
1951Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:36Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1952GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
1953LibraCapricornPisces
1954Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:43CapricornCapricorn
1955CancerCapricornSagittarius
1956Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:33AquariusAquarius
1957AriesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1958Leo, then Virgo from 22:59SagittariusAquarius
1959CapricornSagittariusAquarius
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960TaurusCapricornSagittarius
1961Virgo, then Libra from 13:31CapricornPisces
1962AquariusAquariusCapricorn
1963Gemini, then Cancer from 13:42AquariusSagittarius
1964ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1965PiscesSagittariusSagittarius
1966Cancer, then Leo from 02:50CapricornAquarius
1967SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1968Aries, then Taurus from 18:03CapricornSagittarius
1969VirgoAquariusPisces
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:48Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1971GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
1972LibraSagittariusAquarius
1973Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:03CapricornSagittarius
1974CancerCapricornAquarius
1975Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:40CapricornAquarius
1976AriesAquariusSagittarius
1977Leo, then Virgo from 23:24Capricorn, retrogradePisces
1978CapricornSagittariusCapricorn
1979Taurus, then Gemini from 23:43SagittariusSagittarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Virgo, then Libra from 20:38CapricornAquarius
1981AquariusCapricornSagittarius
1982Gemini, then Cancer from 13:02AquariusAquarius
1983ScorpioAquarius, retrogradeAquarius
1984PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1985Cancer, then Leo from 01:29SagittariusPisces
1986SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
1987Aries, then Taurus from 01:13CapricornSagittarius
1988Leo, then Virgo from 00:35CapricornAquarius
1989Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:31AquariusSagittarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1991Libra, then Scorpio from 20:00SagittariusAquarius
1992Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:53SagittariusSagittarius
1993CancerCapricornPisces
1994Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:34CapricornCapricorn
1995AriesAquariusSagittarius
1996LeoAquariusAquarius
1997CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1998Taurus, then Gemini from 19:42SagittariusAquarius
1999Virgo, then Libra from 00:53CapricornAquarius
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AquariusCapricornSagittarius
2001Gemini, then Cancer from 13:09CapricornPisces
2002ScorpioAquariusCapricorn
2003Pisces, then Aries from 21:15Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
2004Cancer, then Leo from 17:39SagittariusAquarius
2005SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
2006TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2007VirgoCapricornAquarius
2008CapricornAquariusSagittarius
2009GeminiAquariusPisces
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Libra, then Scorpio from 10:01Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2011Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:57SagittariusSagittarius
2012CancerCapricornAquarius
2013Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:29CapricornSagittarius
2014AriesCapricornCapricorn
2015Leo, then Virgo from 22:58AquariusAquarius
2016Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 15:07Aquarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2017Taurus, then Gemini from 22:07SagittariusPisces
2018LibraSagittariusCapricorn
2019AquariusCapricornSagittarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020GeminiCapricornAquarius
2021ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
2022Pisces, then Aries from 05:26AquariusCapricorn
2023Cancer, then Leo from 02:40Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2024SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
2025TaurusCapricornPisces

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 8

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on January 8, Greenwich time.

  • 1936, total lunar eclipse at 18:09
  • 1955, penumbral lunar eclipse at 12:32

How common is a January 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,610 babies were born on January 8 each year. That makes it number 343 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 5% 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 8

What zodiac sign is January 8?

If you were born on January 8, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is January 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on January 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for January 8?

The Sun reaches Vega on January 6 every year, 2 days before 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 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On January 8 2025 the Moon was in Taurus, and on January 8 2024 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on January 8?

On January 8 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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