Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is January 28?
Aquarius is the tropical zodiac sign occupied by January 28. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on January 28 always found the Sun in Aquarius, at 7.37° to 8.85° Aquarius. Aquarius season has January 28 as day 8 or 9, in its early part, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 28 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 7 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 28 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 | 7.4° to 8.9° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 8 or 9 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 7.37° to 8.85° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 28 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (2 + 8 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 2 (1 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 8 or 9 |
|---|---|
| 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
This person was born early in Aquarius, when the season is still settling into its shape. Fixed air brings a steady mind that likes to test ideas before letting them go. Saturn adds a careful streak, which can make commitments feel heavier than they first appear. Here the pull toward independence and the wish for steady ground sit side by side, and working out how to hold both is a common thread in this stretch of the year.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 13.8°–15.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 28
- Henry VII of England (1457–1509), King of England from 1485 to 1509
- José Martí (1853–1895), Cuban poet, philosopher and nationalist
- Colette (1873–1954), French novelist
- Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American painter
- Ismail Kadare (1936–2024), Albanian writer
- Carlos Slim (1940), Mexican business magnate and investor
- Gianluigi Buffon (1978), former Italian footballer
- Elijah Wood (1981), American actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 28 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on January 28:
- 1077: Walk to Canossa: The excommunication of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, is lifted after he humbles himself before Pope Gregory VII at Canossa in Italy.
- 1851: Northwestern University becomes the first chartered university in Illinois.
- 1958: The Lego company patents the design of its Lego bricks, still compatible with bricks produced today.
- 1988: In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
How the answer was worked out
The Sun's tropical longitude on January 28 at noon UTC was calculated with Astronomy Engine for each year from 1930 through 2030, and the sign of each year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 28?
January 28 holds the sign Aquarius in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 28 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across the years 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun was in Aquarius on every January 28, and each January 28 lies at least 7 days from any change of sign.
What decan is January 28?
The face ruler in the Chaldean order for January 28 is Venus, since it sits in the first decan of Aquarius (0°–10°) in each sampled year.
What is the birthday number for January 28?
January 28 receives day number 1 and month-day number 2 under modern numerology, both calculated 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 28 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .