Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is January 24?
Using the tropical zodiac, January 24 is assigned to Aquarius. In each of the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on January 24 found the Sun in Aquarius, at 3.3° to 4.79° Aquarius. Its early part places January 24 on day 4 or 5 of Aquarius season, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 24 is Aquarius
| Aquarius 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 24 at a glance
| Sign | ♒︎ Aquarius, the Water-bearer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | air, fixed |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional); Uranus (modern, 20th-century assignment) |
| Sun on this date | 3.3° to 4.8° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 4 or 5 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 3.3° to 4.79° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 24 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (2 + 4 = 6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 7 (1 + 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 4 or 5 |
|---|---|
| Aquarius season opened | January 20 (48 years) or January 21 (53) |
| Aquarius season closed | February 17 (4 years) or February 18 (80) or February 19 (17) |
| Element and mode | air, fixed |
| Traditional ruler | Saturn |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Aquarius season
Born in the early days of Aquarius, this person enters the season while its shape is still forming. Fresh ideas arrive quickly, and the urge to ask why a plan is set up a certain way surfaces first. When a group settles on something without much thought, this person pauses and asks a question. Afterward there can be a wish to have gone along, and a steadier pride in speaking up. Both feelings belong to the same choice to think independently.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 9.8°–11.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 24
- Frederick the Great (1712–1786), King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732–1799), French playwright, diplomat and polymath
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776–1822), German writer
- Edith Wharton (1862–1937), American writer and designer
- Ernest Borgnine (1917–2012), American actor
- Joachim Gauck (1940), German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017
- Moon Jae-in (1953), 12th President of the Republic of Korea
- Luis Suárez (Uruguayan footballer) (1987), Uruguayan association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 24 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of the Unification of the Romanian Principalities (Romania)
- Feria de Alasitas (La Paz)
- Uttar Pradesh Day (Uttar Pradesh, India)
- National Girl Child Day (India)
Events on January 24:
- 1908: The first Boy Scout troop is organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
- 1933: The 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, changing the beginning and end of terms for all elected federal offices.
- 1986: The Voyager 2 space probe makes its closest approach to Uranus.
- 2018: Former doctor Larry Nassar is sentenced up to 175 years in prison after being found guilty of using his position to sexually abuse female gymnasts.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine provided the Sun's tropical longitude on January 24 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 24?
Aquarius applies to January 24 in every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, with the Sun counted at noon UTC.
Is January 24 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun was in Aquarius at noon on every January 24 from 1930 to 2030, and January 24 sits at least 3 days from the nearest sign boundary.
What decan is January 24?
January 24 falls in the first decan of Aquarius (0°–10°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Venus.
What is the birthday number for January 24?
Modern numerology finds January 24 has day number 6 and month-day number 7, each determined 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 .
- Aquarius (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: January 24 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .