Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 14?
Using the tropical zodiac, January 14 is located in Capricorn. The Sun remained in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 14 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 23.12° to 24.61° Capricorn. January 14 marks day 23 to 25 of Capricorn season within its late section, linked to the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 14 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 5 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 14 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 23.1° to 24.6° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 23 to 25 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn (77 yrs), Sagittarius (24 yrs) |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 23.12° to 24.61° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 14 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (1 + 4 = 5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 6 (1 + 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 23 to 25 |
|---|---|
| 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 on January 14, this person arrives late in Capricorn, when the slow climb of the season is nearly finished. Friends see a steady hand that finishes what it starts. Inside, there is a restless wish to be done and move on, so the last push of any project feels both proud and lonely. Learning to let a finished thing be enough is the work of this stretch of the year.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn in 77 years, Sagittarius in 24 |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 0°–1° |
| Years in sidereal Sagittarius | between 1964 and 2028 |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 14
- Mark Antony (83 BCE–30 BCE), Roman politician and general (83 BC – 30 BC)
- Mehmed VI (1861–1926), 36th and last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher
- Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013), Italian politician and statesman
- Yukio Mishima (1925–1970), Japanese author
- Steven Soderbergh (1963), American filmmaker
- Jason Bateman (1969), American actor
- Dave Grohl (1969), American rock musician
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 14 in history
Observed on this date:
- Defender of the Motherland Day (Uzbekistan)
- Feast of the Ass (Medieval Christianity)
- Flag Day (Georgia)
- National Forest Conservation Day (Thailand)
- Azhyrnykhua (Abkhazia)
- Yennayer (Berbers)
- Ratification Day (United States)
- Magh Bihu (Assam)
- Maghe Sankranti (Nepal)
- Maghi (Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh)
Events on January 14:
- 1900: Giacomo Puccini's Tosca opens in Rome.
- 1939: Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
- 1957: Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher) after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars.
- 1972: Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederik or Christian since 1513.
- 2024: Queen Margrethe II abdicates as Queen of Denmark and is succeeded by her son, Frederik X.
How the answer was worked out
The tropical longitude of the Sun on January 14 was calculated at noon UTC for every year from 1930 through 2030 by Astronomy Engine, with each year's sign read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 14?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon UTC is counted in Capricorn for January 14.
Is January 14 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun lay in Capricorn on every January 14, and January 14 is at least 5 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 14?
In each sampled year January 14 occupies the third decan of Capricorn (20°–30°), and so its Chaldean face ruler is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for January 14?
January 14 is described in modern numerology by day number 5 and month-day number 6, each computed through digit addition.
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 14 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .