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What zodiac sign is January 12?
The tropical zodiac places January 12 in Capricorn. Across the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun was in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 12, at 21.09° to 22.57° Capricorn. Day 21 to 23 of Capricorn season, in its late part, is January 12, and its element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 12 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 12 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 21.1° to 22.6° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 21 to 23 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 21.09° to 22.57° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 12 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (1 + 2 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (1 + 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 | 21 to 23 |
|---|---|
| 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 late part of Capricorn, this person knows the work is nearly finished but not yet done. They have spent years learning to hold a long plan steady, and now the last stretch asks for one more careful push. Friends see a settled person, yet inside there is a restless wish to be seen as ready. When a result arrives slowly, they feel the old pull to prove themselves again. Their task is to notice that steady effort already counts, even before anyone applauds.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 27.5°–28.9° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 12
- Charles Perrault (1628–1703), French author
- Edmund Burke (1729–1797), Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher
- Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827), Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer
- Swami Vivekananda (1863–1902), Indian Hindu monk and philosopher
- Jack London (1876–1916), American author, journalist and social activist
- Sergei Korolev (1907–1966), Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer
- Haruki Murakami (1949), Japanese writer
- Jeff Bezos (1964), American business magnate
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 12 in history
Observed on this date:
- Memorial Day (Turkmenistan)
- National Youth Day (India)
- Prosecutor General's Day (Russia)
- Yennayer (Algeria)
- Zanzibar Revolution Day (Tanzania)
Events on January 12:
- 475: Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
- 1911: The University of the Philippines College of Law is established.
- 1969: The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
- 2001: Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
- 2012: Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on January 12 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 12?
In all 101 years sampled from 1930 to 2030, January 12 is Capricorn, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is January 12 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The noon Sun occupied Capricorn on each January 12 from 1930 to 2030, and January 12 is situated at least 7 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 12?
The face ruler in the Chaldean order for January 12 is the Sun, since it sits in the third decan of Capricorn (20°–30°) in each sampled year.
What is the birthday number for January 12?
Modern numerology pairs January 12 with day number 3 and month-day number 4, and digit addition yields both.
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 12 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .