Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is January 29?
The tropical zodiac sign for January 29 is Aquarius. In all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun lay in Aquarius at noon UTC on January 29, at 8.38° to 9.87° Aquarius. January 29 falls on day 9 or 10 of the Aquarius season, in its early part, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 29 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 8 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 29 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 | 8.4° to 9.9° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 9 or 10 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Venus |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 11 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 8.38° to 9.87° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Venus |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 29 by the numbers
| Day number | 11 (2 + 9 = 11) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 3 (1 + 11 = 12, then 1 + 2 = 3) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Aquarius season | 9 or 10 |
|---|---|
| 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 on January 29, early in Aquarius, this person enters the season still carrying a little of the winter before it. Friends notice the independent streak first, the habit of thinking a question through alone before joining the group. A teacher once said they were hard to read. They wanted to be part of the room while keeping their own opinion, and sometimes they stood at the edge of a conversation to find out which one mattered more.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 14.9°–16.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 29
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772), Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian
- Thomas Paine (1737–1809), American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist
- William McKinley (1843–1901), president of the United States from 1897 to 1901
- Anton Chekhov (1860–1904), Russian dramatist and author
- Romain Rolland (1866–1944), French author
- Abdus Salam (1926–1996), theoretical physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics recipient
- Linda B. Buck (1947), American biologist
- Oprah Winfrey (1954), American talk show host, actress, producer, and author
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 29 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on January 29:
- 946: Caliph al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Mu'izz al-Dawla, ruler of the Buyid Empire. He is succeeded by al-Muti as caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate.
- 1886: Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile.
- 1971: The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland.
- 2008: An Egyptian court rules that people who do not adhere to one of the three government-recognised religions, while not allowed to list any belief outside of those three, are still eligible to receive government identity documents.
- 2022: Canadian truck drivers and pedestrians gathered to rally and protest on Parliament Hill against Canadian COVID-19 restrictions, which caused traffic and closures around the city.
How the answer was worked out
Each year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on January 29 was calculated at noon UTC with Astronomy Engine, and the sign for that year was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 29?
Each of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 places January 29 in Aquarius, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is January 29 on a zodiac cusp?
No. On every January 29 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon is in Aquarius, with each such January 29 at least 8 days from a change of sign.
What decan is January 29?
Aquarius (0°–10°) holds January 29 in its first decan in every sampled year, so the Chaldean face ruler is Venus.
What is the birthday number for January 29?
Under modern numerology, the day number for January 29 is 11, and the month-day number is 3, each found 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 29 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .