Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is January 25?
Aquarius is the tropical zodiac sign in which January 25 appears. The Sun stood in Aquarius at noon UTC on January 25 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 4.32° to 5.81° Aquarius. January 25 occupies the early part of Aquarius season, as day 5 or 6, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 25 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 4 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 25 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 | 4.3° to 5.8° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 5 or 6 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 4.32° to 5.81° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 25 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (2 + 5 = 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 Aquarius season | 5 or 6 |
|---|---|
| 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 stretch of Aquarius, this person arrives while the sign's cool, clear air is still settling. Their pull toward independent thinking meets a softer wish to be liked by people they respect. A friend asks them to join a plan they already doubt, and they feel the old tug between speaking up and keeping the peace. They weigh the discomfort, decide what they actually believe, and then look for a kind way to say it. For this person, the work is holding both needs at once.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 10.8°–12.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 25
- Robert Boyle (1627–1691), Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor
- Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736–1813), Mathematician and astronomer
- Robert Burns (1759–1796), Scottish poet and lyricist
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright and author
- Virginia Woolf (1882–1941), English modernist writer
- Corazon Aquino (1933–2009), President of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992
- Vladimir Vysotsky (1938–1980), Soviet singer-songwriter and actor
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy (1978), President of Ukraine since 2019
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 25 in history
Observed on this date:
- Betico Day (Aruba)
- Burns Night (Scotland)
- National Nutrition Day (Indonesia)
- National Police Day (Egypt)
- National Voters' Day (India)
- Revolution Day 2011 (Egypt)
- Tatiana Day or Russian Students Day (Russia, Eastern Orthodox)
Events on January 25:
- 1494: Alfonso II becomes King of Naples.
- 1858: The Wedding March by Felix Mendelssohn is played at the marriage of Queen Victoria's daughter, Victoria, and Friedrich of Prussia, and becomes a popular wedding processional.
- 1918: The Ukrainian People's Republic declares independence from Soviet Russia.
- 1949: The first Emmy Awards are presented in the United States; the venue is the Hollywood Athletic Club.
- 2018: An Ariane 5 rocket is launched carrying SES-14, Al Yah 3, and NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk, but the satellites end up in the wrong orbit.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on January 25 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 25?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows January 25 as Aquarius, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 25 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Aquarius on every January 25, and January 25 is at least 4 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 25?
In every sampled year, January 25 is in the first decan of Aquarius (0°–10°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Venus.
What is the birthday number for January 25?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives January 25 day number 7 and month-day number 8.
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 25 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .