Born on January 8
A January 8 birthday is Capricorn.
On January 8 the Sun is at about 17° Capricorn, between 15° and 19° 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 8
- Sun position
- 15°–19° Capricorn
- Every position a January 8 birth can have, 1925 to 2025, any time zone.
- Decan
- Second decan of Capricorn
- The second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°), which the modern decan system pairs with Taurus.
- 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
- 8
- Day 8 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 8 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 8 birthdays, answered
What zodiac sign is January 8?
Capricorn. For births from 1925 to 2025, the Sun on January 8 is between 15° and 19° Capricorn.
What decan is January 8?
The second decan of Capricorn (10°–20°), which the modern decan system pairs with Taurus.
What famous people were born on January 8?
Elvis Presley (1935), Stephen Hawking (1942) and David Bowie (1947).
What day of the year is January 8?
Day 8, or day 8 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.