Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 4?
Capricorn is the tropical zodiac sign occupied by January 4. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on January 4 found the Sun in Capricorn, at 12.93° to 14.42° Capricorn. Day 13 to 15 of the Capricorn season is January 4, in the middle part, with element earth attached.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 4 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 4 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 12.9° to 14.4° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 13 to 15 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 4 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 12.93° to 14.42° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 4 by the numbers
| Day number | 4 (4) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (1 + 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 13 to 15 |
|---|---|
| Capricorn season opened | December 21 (5 years) or December 22 (82) or December 23 (14) |
| Capricorn season closed | January 19 (48 years) or January 20 (53) |
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Traditional ruler | Saturn |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Capricorn season
Born on January 4, this person arrives in the middle of the Capricorn season, when the first resolutions have already been tested by ordinary weeks. Their instinct is to keep building, to pick a task and stay with it after the excitement fades. The pull toward steady work can feel like pressure when rest is needed, so the lesson is learning when to stop climbing and simply sit down for a while.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 19.4°–20.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 4
- Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, linguist, jurist and mythologist
- Louis Braille (1809–1852), French organist and teacher (1809-1852), inventor of braille, a system for reading and writing text and music, used by people who are blind or visually impaired
- Carlos Saura (1932–2023), Spanish photographer and film director
- Gao Xingjian (1940), Chinese novelist and playwright
- Brian Josephson (1940), Welsh physicist
- Till Lindemann (1963), German singer
- James Milner (1986), English association football player
- Toni Kroos (1990), German former football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 4 in history
Observed on this date:
- The eleventh of the Twelve Days of Christmas. (Western Christianity)
- Independence Day (Myanmar), celebrates the independence of Myanmar from the United Kingdom in 1948.
- Colonial Martyrs Repression Day (Angola)
- Day of the Martyrs (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Ogoni Day (Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People)
- Tokyo Dome Show: The annual Wrestle Kingdom event run by New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- World Braille Day
Events on January 4:
- 1717: The Netherlands, Great Britain, and France sign the Triple Alliance.
- 1884: The Fabian Society is founded in London, United Kingdom.
- 1956: The Greek National Radical Union is formed by Konstantinos Karamanlis.
- 1999: Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.
- 2010: The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on January 4, calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 4?
Capricorn applies to January 4 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is January 4 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across the years 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Capricorn on every January 4, and each January 4 lies at least 12 days from any change of sign.
What decan is January 4?
In all sampled years January 4 appears in the second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°), giving Mars as its face ruler in the Chaldean order.
What is the birthday number for January 4?
January 4 receives day number 4 and month-day number 5 under modern numerology, both calculated by adding digits.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Capricorn (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: January 4 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .