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What zodiac sign is January 11?
In the tropical zodiac, January 11 is Capricorn. Each noon UTC on January 11 in the 101 years from 1930 through 2030 finds the Sun in Capricorn, at 20.07° to 21.55° Capricorn. In the late part of Capricorn season, day 20 to 22 is January 11, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 11 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 8 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 11 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 20.1° to 21.6° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 20 to 22 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 20.07° to 21.55° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 11 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 () |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (1 + 11 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 20 to 22 |
|---|---|
| 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 11 arrives near the end of Capricorn's season, when the work of the cold months is nearly finished. They know how to keep going through dull, repetitive stretches, and they can see the finish line before others do. Their challenge is letting a project stay unfinished long enough to be shared. A plan that feels almost ready can still feel like a private failure until someone else reads it. Late in the season, they learn that finishing and showing are different acts.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 26.5°–27.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 11
- Theodosius I (347–395), Roman emperor from 379 to 395
- Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), American Founding Father and statesman (1755/1757–1804)
- William James (1842–1910), American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist
- Albert Hofmann (1906–2008), Swiss chemist
- Kailash Satyarthi (1954), Indian Social Worker
- Matteo Renzi (1975), Italian politician
- Siti Nurhaliza (1979), Malaysian singer, actress, and model
- Dani Carvajal (1992), Spanish footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 11 in history
Observed on this date:
- Children's Day (Tunisia)
- Eugenio María de Hostos Day (Puerto Rico)
- Independence Resistance Day (Morocco)
- Kagami biraki (Japan)
- National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (United States)
- Republic Day (Albania)
- Carmentalia (January 11th and January 15th) (Rome)
- Prithvi Jayanti (Nepal)
Events on January 11:
- 930: Sack of Mecca by the Qarmatians.
- 1912: Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- 1957: The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
- 1972: East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh.
- 1996: Space Shuttle program: STS-72 launches from the Kennedy Space Center marking the start of the 74th Space Shuttle mission and the 10th flight of Endeavour.
How the answer was worked out
The Sun's tropical longitude on January 11 at noon UTC was calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 11?
Among 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, January 11 is Capricorn in every case, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 11 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon position of the Sun was Capricorn on every January 11 from 1930 to 2030, with January 11 at least 8 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 11?
Its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Sun, because January 11 is in the third decan of Capricorn (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for January 11?
Both the day number 11 and the month-day number 3 assigned to January 11 in modern numerology are 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 11 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .