♑︎ Capricorn · ♒︎ Aquarius

January 22 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn or Aquarius — Traits

The January 22 zodiac sign is Capricorn or Aquarius, depending on the year and the time of birth. The Sun leaves Capricorn for Aquarius on or about January 22, at a different moment each year, so a birth on this date can fall either side of the change. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign and Aquarius is a fixed air sign. In 2026 the Sun is in Aquarius throughout January 22 (UTC). The year-by-year list further down shows which.

John Hurt, Diane Lane and Jim Jarmusch were born on January 22. StarMap has birth charts for 19 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

The stars over any place on January 22 stand differently in every year and at every hour: see the sky on this date for a year, a time and a place of your choosing, drawn as a star map.

Capricorn or Aquarius traits

If your Sun is in Capricorn: You endure. Ambition, patience and a dry sense of humour carry you up long slopes other people give up on. A Capricorn Sun learns, eventually, that rest is part of the climb.

If your Sun is in Aquarius: You see differently. Ideas ahead of their time, a wide circle of friends and a stubborn streak of independence define you. Your growth is letting people close without feeling caged.

Your Sun sign is one part of a chart. The Moon and the rising sign, which need the time and place of birth, say as much about you. StarMap is for entertainment and self-reflection.

Born on January 22? Find out which side of the change you are on.

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Famous birthdays on January 22

John Hurt, Diane Lane and Jim Jarmusch were born on January 22. StarMap has birth charts for 19 people born on this date, the best known first.

January 22, year by year: Capricorn or Aquarius

Times are UTC. A birth in another time zone happened at a different clock time, so within a few hours of the change the place of birth decides the sign as much as the hour does. A chart drawn from the full birth details settles it.

Aquarius all day: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

Signs are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris, for every year from 1900 to 2026. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata. A sign is shown beside a name only when it holds for the whole of the birth date; where it does not, both possibilities are given. How to read a birth chart.

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