Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 13?
January 13 occupies the sign of Capricorn in the tropical zodiac. Over the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Capricorn at noon UTC on January 13, at 22.1° to 23.59° Capricorn. Day 22 to 24 of Capricorn season is January 13, which lies in the late part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 13 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 6 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 13 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 22.1° to 23.6° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 22 to 24 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 4 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 22.1° to 23.59° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 13 by the numbers
| Day number | 4 (1 + 3 = 4) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (1 + 4) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 22 to 24 |
|---|---|
| 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
This person was born in the last stretch of Capricorn, when the season's long climb is almost finished. By this point the foundations are laid, so the real question becomes what to keep and what to let go. Some days that feels like relief. Other days it feels like being asked to decide what counts before the work is done. Being this close to an ending can make careful patience look like hesitation, and seeing that gap clearly helps this person trust their own timing.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 28.6°–30° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 13
- Wilhelm Wien (1864–1928), German physicist
- Sydney Brenner (1927–2019), South African-British biologist, Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2002
- Eric Betzig (1960), American physicist
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961), American actress
- Patrick Dempsey (1966), American actor and racecar driver
- Orlando Bloom (1977), English actor and model
- Liam Hemsworth (1990), Australian actor
- Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997) (1997), Colombian association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 13 in history
Observed on this date:
- Constitution Day (Mongolia)
- Democracy Day (Cape Verde)
- Gluten-free diet day
- Liberation Day (Togo)
- Malanka (Ukraine, Russia, Belarus)
- Bhogi (Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu)
- Lohri (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
- Uruka (Assam)
- Stephen Foster Memorial Day (United States)
- Yennayer (Berbers)
Events on January 13:
- 1435: Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement by the Spanish of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands who had converted, or were converting to, Christianity, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV.
- 1888: The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- 1950: Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
- 1988: Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine was used to calculate the Sun's tropical longitude on January 13 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from the result.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 13?
January 13 falls in Capricorn in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 13 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Each January 13 from 1930 to 2030 shows the noon Sun in Capricorn, and January 13 stands at least 6 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 13?
Capricorn (20°–30°) holds January 13 in its third decan in every sampled year, so the Chaldean face ruler is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for January 13?
Digit addition is the method by which modern numerology determines day number 4 and month-day number 5 for January 13.
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 13 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .