Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 9?
The tropical zodiac shows January 9 in the sign of Capricorn. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 9, at 18.03° to 19.51° Capricorn. With the element earth, January 9 is day 18 to 20 of Capricorn season in its middle part.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 9 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 9 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 18° to 19.5° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 18 to 20 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of Mars |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 9 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 18.03° to 19.51° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Mars |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 9 by the numbers
| Day number | 9 (9) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (1 + 9 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 18 to 20 |
|---|---|
| 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
A person born on January 9 comes in the middle of Capricorn, after the first excitement of the season has worn off and the ordinary work has begun. They are the one who keeps a list, returns the call, and finishes the dull part. Nobody hands them that role. It arrives because they are the one who stayed. The difficulty is knowing when to put the list down and let someone else carry a turn.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 24.5°–25.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 9
- Pope Gregory XV (1554–1623), pope of the Catholic Church from 1621 to 1623
- Karel Čapek (1890–1938), Czech writer
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908–1986), French philosopher, social theorist and activist
- Richard Nixon (1913–1994), president of the United States from 1969 to 1974
- Joan Baez (1941), American contemporary folk musician
- Rigoberta Menchú (1959), Guatemalan human rights activist
- Catherine, Princess of Wales (1982), member of the British Royal Family and princess of Wales since 2022
- Nina Dobrev (1989), Bulgarian-Canadian actress
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 9 in history
Observed on this date:
- Start of Hōonkō (Nishi Honganji) January 9–16 (Jōdo Shinshū Buddhism)
- Martyrs' Day (Panama)
- Non-Resident Indian Day (India)
- Day of Republika Srpska (Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, result of 2016 Republika Srpska National Day referendum) (note: not celebrated and disputed in wider Bosnia and Herzegovina, having been declared unconstitutional in 2015)
Events on January 9:
- 681: Twelfth Council of Toledo: King Erwig of the Visigoths initiates a council in which he implements diverse measures against the Jews in Spain.
- 1822: The Portuguese prince Pedro I of Brazil decides to stay in Brazil against the orders of the Portuguese King João VI, beginning the Brazilian independence process.
- 1914: The Phi Beta Sigma fraternity is founded by African-American students at Howard University in Washington D.C., United States.
- 1961: British authorities announce they have uncovered the Soviet Portland spy ring in London.
- 2017: Mont-Libre Agile Learning Centre, the province of Quebec's first alternative schooling democratic learning centre to support homeschooled youth, opens in the city of Montreal.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on January 9, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 9?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places January 9 in Capricorn, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 9 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon stayed in Capricorn throughout every January 9 from 1930 to 2030, and January 9 is at least 10 days away from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 9?
In every sampled year, January 9 is in the second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Mars.
What is the birthday number for January 9?
For January 9, modern numerology yields day number 9 and month-day number 1, both reached by adding digits together.
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 9 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .