Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 6?
January 6 lies within the sign Capricorn of the tropical zodiac. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 6, at 14.97° to 16.46° Capricorn. January 6 falls on day 15 to 17 of the Capricorn season, in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 6 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 6 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15° to 16.5° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 15 to 17 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 14.97° to 16.46° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 6 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (1 + 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 15 to 17 |
|---|---|
| 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 6 arrives in the middle of Capricorn, when winter has settled in and the first resolutions have already started to wear thin. They are usually the person who keeps showing up to plans nobody else remembers making. Their steadiness can look like stubbornness, and they know it. Ask them about it and they will say they simply like finishing what they start, even when nobody is watching the finish.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 21.4°–22.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 6
- Richard II of England (1367–1400), King of England from 1377 to 1399
- Gustave Doré (1832–1883), French illustrator and painter
- Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer and pianist
- Carl Sandburg (1878–1967), American writer and editor
- Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931), Lebanese-American writer, poet, and painter
- Adriano Celentano (1938), Italian musician and actor
- Rowan Atkinson (1955), English actor, comedian, and screenwriter
- Eddie Redmayne (1982), English actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 6 in history
Observed on this date:
- Christmas (Armenian Apostolic Church)
- Christmas Eve (Russia)
- Christmas Eve (Ukraine)
- Little Christmas (Ireland)
- Þrettándinn (Iceland)
Events on January 6:
- 1536: The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.
- 1838: Alfred Vail and colleagues demonstrate a telegraph system using dots and dashes (this is the forerunner of Morse code).
- 1929: Mother Teresa arrives by sea in Calcutta, India, to begin her work among India's poorest and sick people.
- 1947: Pan American Airlines becomes the first commercial airline to offer a round-the-world ticket.
- 2025: Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Prime Minister of Canada after nine years in office.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on January 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 6?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, January 6 falls in Capricorn in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is January 6 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Capricorn on each January 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every January 6 is at least 13 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 6?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is Mars for January 6, which is in the second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for January 6?
Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 7 that modern numerology gives January 6.
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 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .