# January 20: what zodiac sign?

January 20: what zodiac sign?: astronomical data computed by Astraluno with explicit time zone and precision.

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If you were born on January 20, your Sun may be in Capricorn or Aquarius: it depends on the year, time and birth time zone.

Computed: Tue, Oct 13, 2026, 9:51 AM (UTC). Display zone: UTC.

Ranges computed over the whole local day in 1950–2030, not an exact natal position. Another time zone can move the crossing to an adjacent date. Chaldean decans: three 10° sectors, with traditional rulers cycling Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter.

The Sun in Capricorn values results built patiently and responsibilities carried through.

Ambition often speaks quietly. With the Sun in Capricorn, identity seeks authority through experience, discipline and perseverance. The wish to sustain a commitment is strong; harsh self-evaluation can make it difficult to feel that an achievement is enough, even after substantial effort.

For the Sun in Aquarius, belonging to a group includes the right to remain an original voice.

Independence appears in your ideas. The Sun in Aquarius tends to question conventions and take an interest in different forms of shared life. Originality and friendship are central, while emotional distance can make personal needs less visible than your concern with principles or collective possibilities.

## Degrees, decans and elements

| Sign | Approximate Sun degree range | Decan and ruler | Element | Modality |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Capricorn | 28°52′–30°00′ | 3: Sun | Earth | Cardinal |
| Aquarius | 0°00′–1°14′ | 1: Venus | Air | Fixed |

## Ingresses near this date, year by year (1950–2030)

| Year | Sun at start → end of day | Sign entered | When | On this date? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1950 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1950, 2:59 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1951 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1951, 8:51 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1952 | Capricorn → Capricorn | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 21, 1952, 2:38 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 1953 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1953, 8:21 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1954 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1954, 2:11 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1955 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1955, 8:01 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1956 | Capricorn → Capricorn | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 21, 1956, 1:48 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 1957 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1957, 7:38 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1958 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1958, 1:28 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1959 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1959, 7:19 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1960 | Capricorn → Capricorn | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 21, 1960, 1:10 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 1961 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1961, 7:01 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1962 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1962, 12:57 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1963 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1963, 6:53 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1964 | Capricorn → Capricorn | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 21, 1964, 12:40 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 1965 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1965, 6:28 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1966 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1966, 12:19 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1967 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1967, 6:07 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1968 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1968, 11:53 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1969 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1969, 5:38 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1970 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1970, 11:23 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1971 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1971, 5:13 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1972 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1972, 10:58 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1973 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1973, 4:48 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1974 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1974, 10:45 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1975 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1975, 4:35 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1976 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1976, 10:24 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1977 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1977, 4:14 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1978 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1978, 10:03 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1979 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1979, 3:59 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1980 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1980, 9:48 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1981 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1981, 3:35 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1982 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1982, 9:30 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1983 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1983, 3:16 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1984 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1984, 9:05 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1985 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1985, 2:57 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1986 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1986, 8:46 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1987 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1987, 2:40 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1988 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1988, 8:24 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1989 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1989, 2:07 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1990 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1990, 8:01 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1991 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 1991, 1:46 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1992 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1992, 7:32 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1993 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1993, 1:22 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1994 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 1994, 7:07 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1995 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 1995, 1:00 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1996 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 1996, 6:52 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1997 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 1997, 12:42 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1998 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 1998, 6:45 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 1999 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 1999, 12:37 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2000 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 2000, 6:23 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2001 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 2001, 12:16 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2002 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 2002, 6:01 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2003 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 2003, 11:53 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2004 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 2004, 5:42 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2005 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 19, 2005, 11:21 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2006 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 2006, 5:15 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2007 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 2007, 11:00 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2008 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 2008, 4:43 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2009 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 19, 2009, 10:40 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2010 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 2010, 4:27 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2011 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 2011, 10:18 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2012 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 2012, 4:09 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2013 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 19, 2013, 9:51 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2014 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 2014, 3:51 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2015 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 2015, 9:43 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2016 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 2016, 3:27 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2017 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 19, 2017, 9:23 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2018 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 2018, 3:09 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2019 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 2019, 8:59 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2020 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Mon, Jan 20, 2020, 2:54 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2021 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 8:40 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2022 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 2022, 2:38 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2023 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 20, 2023, 8:29 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2024 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sat, Jan 20, 2024, 2:07 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2025 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 19, 2025, 7:59 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2026 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 1:44 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2027 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Wed, Jan 20, 2027, 7:30 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2028 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Thu, Jan 20, 2028, 1:21 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |
| 2029 | Aquarius → Aquarius | Aquarius | Fri, Jan 19, 2029, 7:01 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | No, adjacent day |
| 2030 | Capricorn → Aquarius | Aquarius | Sun, Jan 20, 2030, 12:54 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Yes |

## Dates of these signs in 2026

| Sign | Start | End exclusive |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capricorn | Sun, Dec 21, 2025, 3:03 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 1:44 AM (UTC; ±3 min) |
| Capricorn | Mon, Dec 21, 2026, 8:50 PM (UTC; ±3 min) | Wed, Jan 20, 2027, 7:30 AM (UTC; ±3 min) |
| Aquarius | Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 1:44 AM (UTC; ±3 min) | Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 3:51 PM (UTC; ±3 min) |

Tropical zodiac, geocentric positions. Times estimated with engine 0.1.0, IANA 2026e zones. Windows are empirical estimates, not confidence intervals.

## Links

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- [Aquarius](https://astraluno.com/signs/aquarius/)
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Last revised: 2026-10-13