January 28 Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sun signAquarius
Date
January 28
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

Born on January 28, the Sun sign is Aquarius. Noon UTC stays in Aquarius through the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, so the birthday itself does not split.

Aquarius dates are January 20 to February 18. January 28 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 28 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 28 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 28?

January 28 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 28 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on January 28 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 28 star sign?

People searching for the January 28 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.