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What zodiac sign is January 5?
The tropical zodiac sign for January 5 is Capricorn. The Sun stood in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 5 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 13.95° to 15.44° Capricorn. Capricorn season has January 5 as day 14 to 16, in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 5 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 5 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 13.9° to 15.4° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 14 to 16 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 13.95° to 15.44° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 5 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (1 + 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 14 to 16 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on January 5 arrives in the middle of Capricorn, when the New Year enthusiasm has faded and ordinary winter routines take over. This person knows how to keep going after the first plans slip. Friends lean on their steadiness, though they sometimes carry more than their share without saying so. Their challenge is letting others see the effort behind the calm.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 20.4°–21.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 5
- Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846–1926), (1846-1926) German philosopher
- Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967), German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU
- Umberto Eco (1932–2016), Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist
- Juan Carlos I (1938), King of Spain from 1975 to 2014
- Hayao Miyazaki (1941), Japanese animator, filmmaker, and mangaka
- Diane Keaton (1946–2025), American actress and film director
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), German politician, president of Germany since 2017
- Bradley Cooper (1975), American actor and filmmaker
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 5 in history
Observed on this date:
- Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival (Harbin, China)
- Joma Shinji (Japan)
- National Bird Day (United States)
- The Twelfth day of Christmas and the Twelfth Night of Christmas. (Western Christianity)
Events on January 5:
- 1875: The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated in Paris.
- 1914: The Ford Motor Company announces an eight-hour workday and minimum daily wage of $5 in salary plus bonuses.
- 1945: The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet Provisional Government of the Republic of Poland.
- 1993: The oil tanker MV Braer runs aground on the coast of the Shetland Islands, spilling 84,700 tons of crude oil.
- 2024: Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 makes an emergency landing at Portland International Airport after a door plug blows off the Boeing 737 MAX 9 operating the flight. There are no fatalities, but the accident prompts the 737 MAX to be grounded and renews scrutiny on Boeing's manufacturing and design issues.
How the answer was worked out
From 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on January 5 was calculated at noon UTC each year with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from that longitude.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 5?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows January 5 as Capricorn, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 5 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every January 5 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Capricorn, with each such January 5 at least 13 days from a change of sign.
What decan is January 5?
January 5 remains in the second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°) throughout every sampled year, so the face ruler under the Chaldean order is Mars.
What is the birthday number for January 5?
Under modern numerology, the day number for January 5 is 5, and the month-day number is 6, each found 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 5 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .