Born on January 12
A January 12 birthday is Capricorn.
On January 12 the Sun is at about 21° Capricorn, between 19° and 23° Capricorn depending on your birth year, time and place. Your Sun sign is one placement of dozens: your Moon, your rising sign and every planet's position at the moment you were born make the whole picture.
Your chart
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.
The sky on your birthday
The Sun on January 12
- Sun position
- 19°–23° Capricorn
- Every position a January 12 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone.
- Decan
- Second or third decan of Capricorn
- The second or third decan of Capricorn: the Sun crosses 20° Capricorn around this date, so your birth year and time decide which.
- Capricorn season
- December 22 – January 20
- The usual dates for births 1925 to 2025. The first and last days can fall either side.
- Day of the year
- 12
- Day 12 in a leap year.
Your Sun
What Capricorn carries
Sun in Capricorn
The Sun is your center of gravity — the thing you keep returning to. Read what Capricorn actually means, then go past it: your chart has a Moon, a rising sign, and a live sky moving over it right now.
Good company
Famous January 12 birthdays
People who share your birthday — and, for the ones with a verified birth time, a full natal chart you can read.
Nearby
Birthdays either side
Common questions
January 12 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is January 12?
Capricorn. For births from 1925 to 2025, the Sun on January 12 is between 19° and 23° Capricorn.
What decan is January 12?
The second or third decan of Capricorn: the Sun crosses 20° Capricorn around this date, so your birth year and time decide which.
What famous people were born on January 12?
Swami Vivekananda (1863) and Jeff Bezos (1964).
What day of the year is January 12?
Day 12, or day 12 in a leap year.
Your turn
Your Sun sign is the trailer
See your whole chart — Moon, rising, and what the sky is doing over it today.