Birthday signs · Aquarius season
What zodiac sign is January 30?
January 30 lies within the sign Aquarius of the tropical zodiac. Throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun remained in Aquarius at noon UTC on January 30, at 9.4° to 10.88° Aquarius. On day 10 or 11 of the Aquarius season, January 30 sits in its middle part, with the element air.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
January 30 is Aquarius
| Aquarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
January 30 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 | 9.4° to 10.9° Aquarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 10 or 11 of Aquarius season |
| Decan | first (37 years) and second (64); faces: Venus, Mercury |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Capricorn |
| Day number | 3 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Aquarius
| Noon Sun | 9.4° to 10.88° Aquarius |
|---|---|
| Decans | first in 37 years, second in 64 |
| Decan line crossed | 10° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Venus, Mercury |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
January 30 by the numbers
| Day number | 3 (3 + 0 = 3) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (1 + 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 | 10 or 11 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on January 30 sits right on a seam in the Aquarius season, where one stretch of the year is closing and the next has not fully settled. Picture a person who keeps the same routines for years, then suddenly switches jobs or cities after one honest conversation with a friend. Their steady side and their restless side take turns, and both belong to them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Capricorn, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Capricorn | 15.9°–17.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on January 30
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), president of the United States from 1933 to 1945
- Olof Palme (1927–1986), Swedish Prime Minister (1969–76, 1982–86)
- Gene Hackman (1930–2025), American actor and novelist
- Islam Karimov (1938–2016), 1st President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- Phil Collins (1951), English drummer, singer, and songwriter
- Abdullah II (1962), King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
- Felipe VI (1968), King of Spain since 2014
- Christian Bale (1974), American-English actor
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
January 30 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Azerbaijani customs (Azerbaijan)
- Day of Saudade (Brazil)
- Fred Korematsu Day (California, Florida, Hawaii, Virginia)
- Martyrs' Day (India)
- School Day of Non-violence and Peace (Spain)
- Start of the Season for Nonviolence (January 30 – April 4)
Events on January 30:
- 1858: The first Hallé concert is given in Manchester, England, marking the official founding of The Hallé orchestra as a full-time, professional orchestra.
- 1948: British South American Airways' Tudor IV Star Tiger disappears over the Bermuda Triangle.
- 1979: A Varig Boeing 707-323C freighter, flown by the same commander as Flight 820, disappears over the Pacific Ocean 30 minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
- 2013: Naro-1 becomes the first carrier rocket launched by South Korea.
How the answer was worked out
Astronomy Engine was used to calculate the Sun's tropical longitude on January 30 at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was read from the result.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is January 30?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, every sampled year from 1930 to 2030 has January 30 in Aquarius, all 101 of them.
Is January 30 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Aquarius on each January 30 from 1930 to 2030, and every January 30 is at least 9 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is January 30?
Within Aquarius, January 30 crosses between two decans, with 37 sampled years in the first, the face of Venus, and 64 in the second, the face of Mercury.
What is the birthday number for January 30?
Adding digits produces both the day number 3 and the month-day number 4 that modern numerology gives January 30.
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 30 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .