Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is January 16?
January 16 is assigned to Capricorn within the tropical zodiac. From 1930 through 2030, a span of 101 years, the Sun stood in Capricorn at noon UTC on January 16, at 25.16° to 26.65° Capricorn. Day 25 to 27 of Capricorn season is January 16, situated in its late part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 16 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 16 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 25.2° to 26.6° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 25 to 27 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of the Sun |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 25.16° to 26.65° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Sun |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 16 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (1 + 6 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (1 + 7) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 25 to 27 |
|---|---|
| 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 last stretch of Capricorn, this person knows the particular tiredness of being almost done. The project is nearly finished, the deadline is close, and still the urge to check one more detail keeps returning. Others see a steady hand that rarely drops the thread. Inside, the harder question is whether anyone notices the years of quiet work. Letting a finished thing leave the desk, imperfect and fully theirs, is the part that takes practice.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 1.6°–3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 16
- Fulgencio Batista (1901–1973), President of Cuba, 1940–1944; dictator, 1952-1959
- Johannes Rau (1931–2006), German politician (SPD), 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 2004
- Dian Fossey (1932–1985), American zoologist, gorilla researcher
- Susan Sontag (1933–2004), American writer and filmmaker, professor, and activist
- Sade (singer) (1959), British singer
- Kate Moss (1974), English model and businesswoman
- Aaliyah (1979–2001), American R&B singer
- Jennie (singer) (1996), South Korean singer-songwriter and rapper
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 16 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on January 16:
- 929: Emir Abd-ar-Rahman III establishes the Caliphate of Córdoba.
- 1707: The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
- 1913: Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan writes his first letter to G. H. Hardy at Cambridge, stating without proof various formulae involving integrals, infinite series, and continued fractions, beginning a long correspondence between the two as well as widespread recognition of Ramanujan's results.
- 1979: Iranian Revolution: The last Iranian Shah flees Iran with his family for good and relocates to Egypt.
- 2020: The United States Senate ratifies the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement as a replacement for NAFTA.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on January 16, which Astronomy Engine calculated at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 16?
The Sun at noon UTC places January 16 in Capricorn across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is January 16 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every January 16 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun fell within Capricorn, and January 16 is at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 16?
Because January 16 is in the third decan of Capricorn (20°–30°) in every sampled year, its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Sun.
What is the birthday number for January 16?
Modern numerology assigns January 16 a day number of 7 and a month-day number of 8, both obtained 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 16 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .