January 23 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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Date

January 23

Sun sign

Aquarius

Usual range

January 20 to February 18

Place in sign

early, decan 1

Sub-ruler

Uranus

Element

Air

Modality

Fixed

Ruling planet

Uranus

Changeover

No

Constellation

Capricornus

January 23 is Aquarius. At noon UTC, the Sun was in Aquarius in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032. Anyone born on January 23 has Aquarius as a Sun sign.

Aquarius dates are January 20 to February 18. January 23 falls in the early part of Aquarius. It is an air sign, fixed, ruled by Uranus. Independent, idea-led, a little apart from the crowd.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on January 23 is in the first decan of Aquarius, the early 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Uranus.

The constellation behind the Sun on January 23 is Capricornus. 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: Aquarius. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is January 23?

January 23 is Aquarius. 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 Aquarius. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is January 23 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on January 23 stays in Aquarius 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 January 20 to February 18 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the January 23 star sign?

People searching for the January 23 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Aquarius, an air sign, fixed, ruled by Uranus, in the early decan with Uranus as the triplicity sub-ruler. Aquarius dates are January 20 to February 18. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.