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What zodiac sign is January 7?
Under the tropical zodiac, January 7 is set in Capricorn. Capricorn held the Sun at noon UTC on January 7 in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 15.99° to 17.48° Capricorn. On day 16 to 18 of the Capricorn season, January 7 sits in its middle part, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 7 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 7 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 16° to 17.5° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 to 18 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 15.99° to 17.48° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 7 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (1 + 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 16 to 18 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the middle of Capricorn's season, this person arrives in January with the year's plans still fresh on the page. By the seventh, early commitments begin asking for real effort, and first doubts about pace can surface. Some born at this point notice when a promise has grown heavy, then keep carrying it anyway. The lesson is learning that asking for a hand is part of doing the work well, not a sign of falling short.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 22.5°–23.8° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 7
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502–1585), pope of the Catholic Church from 1572 to 1585
- Millard Fillmore (1800–1874), president of the United States from 1850 to 1853
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858–1922), Russian hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and Zionist activist
- Nicolas Cage (1964), American actor
- Andy Burnham (1970), British politician
- Jeremy Renner (1971), American actor
- Lewis Hamilton (1985), British racing driver
- Eden Hazard (1991), Belgian footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 7 in history
Observed on this date:
- Christmas in Russia
- Christmas in Ukraine
- Christmas in Serbia
- Ethiopian Christmas
- Remembrance Day of the Dead (Armenia)
- Distaff Day (medieval Europe)
- Pioneer's Day (Liberia)
- Tricolour Day or Festa del Tricolore (Italy)
- Victory from Genocide Day (Cambodia)
Events on January 7:
- 1904: The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
- 1935: Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval sign the Franco-Italian Agreement.
- 1984: Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- 2023: The longest U.S. House of Representatives speaker election since the December 1859 – February 1860 U.S. speaker election concludes and Kevin McCarthy is elected 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on January 7 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 7?
Over the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, January 7 is Capricorn each time, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is January 7 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun stood in Capricorn on every January 7, and no January 7 lies within 12 days of a sign change.
What decan is January 7?
For every sampled year, January 7 is placed in the second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is Mars.
What is the birthday number for January 7?
Modern numerology gives January 7 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 8, found by summing the 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 7 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .