January 16 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
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- Date
- January 16
- Sun sign
- Capricorn
- Usual range
- December 22 to January 19
- Place in sign
- late, decan 3
- Sub-ruler
- Mercury
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Changeover
- No
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
Born on January 16, the Sun sign is Capricorn. Noon UTC stays in Capricorn through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.
Capricorn dates are December 22 to January 19. January 16 falls in the late part of Capricorn. It is an earth sign, cardinal, ruled by Saturn. Patient, ambitious, serious about the long game.
In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on January 16 is in the third decan of Capricorn, the late 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Mercury.
The constellation behind the Sun on January 16 is Sagittarius. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.
Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.
Sign page: Capricorn. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.
Questions
What zodiac sign is January 16?
January 16 is Capricorn. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Capricorn. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.
Is January 16 a cusp birthday?
No. Noon UTC on January 16 stays in Capricorn for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of December 22 to January 19 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.
What is the January 16 star sign?
People searching for the January 16 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Capricorn, an earth sign, cardinal, ruled by Saturn, in the late decan with Mercury as the triplicity sub-ruler. Capricorn dates are December 22 to January 19. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.