In love
Undemonstrative but dependable. Commitment is shown by showing up, not by saying so.
Settled date · day 26 of 30 in the sign
January 16 zodiac sign: Capricorn
The January 16 zodiac sign is Capricorn in every year from 1930 to 2029: on that date the Sun stands 26°21′ into the sign, 25 days past its start and 4 days before Aquarius begins.
- Sun sign
- Capricorn at noon in every year 1930–2029
- US births a day
- 10,870 #324 of 366 dates
- Day of the year
- 16th in every year
- Sun at noon 2026
- 26°21′ of Capricorn
Births: US Social Security Administration 2000–2014. Sun: NASA JPL DE440.
How common is this birthday
January 16 among the 366 days
January 16 averages 10,870 births a day in the US — the 43rd least common of the 366 dates, 4.2% below the average day. The deep dips are holidays.
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Where in Capricorn this falls
January 16 falls on day 7 of the Sun decan (10–January 20, 2026).
Sun-ruled decan of Capricorn
Decan
3 of 3 · 20°–30°
Sub-ruler
Sun
Sign ruler
Saturn
Sun at noon, 2026
26°21′
The Sun lends visibility and self-assertion, so this stretch reads more openly ambitious than the rest. The last ten degrees of Capricorn already turn toward Aquarius, which is why this third often reads as the most complicated.
Personality
January 16 birthday personality
People born on January 16 are Capricorn, and the sign is read as ambition, structure and playing the long game. Plans in decades and executes without needing encouragement along the way.
The 16th reduces to 7 and is a karmic debt number. The traditional reading is about humility and rebuilding: plans and self-images built on pride tend to be tested, and the 16th-born grows through setbacks that force an honest look inward. Birthday number 16 in full →
At work
Built for institutions and long climbs. Impatient with people who need motivating.
Stone and flower
The January birthstone is garnet (deep red), and the month's flowers are the carnation and snowdrop.
Look up your birth year
Every year, computed
All 100 years for January 16. Each row is calculated for that exact day — sun position, life path, the Moon's sign and nakshatra, and which planets were retrograde. Find your year.
| Year | Sun | Life path | Moon | Nakshatra | Retrograde |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Capricorn 25.65° | 3 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1931 | Capricorn 25.4° | 4 | Sagittarius | Mula 2 | Mercury Mars Jupiter |
| 1932 | Capricorn 25.16° | 5 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Jupiter |
| 1933 | Capricorn 25.93° | 6 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | Jupiter |
| 1934 | Capricorn 25.69° | 7 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | Venus |
| 1935 | Capricorn 25.44° | 8 | Gemini | Mrigashira 2 | — |
| 1936 | Capricorn 25.2° | 9 | Libra | Chitra 2 | — |
| 1937 | Capricorn 25.97° | 1 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | Mercury |
| 1938 | Capricorn 25.72° | 11 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | — |
| 1939 | Capricorn 25.47° | 3 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 1 | — |
| 1940 | Capricorn 25.22° | 4 | Aries | Revati 1 | — |
| 1941 | Capricorn 25.99° | 5 | Virgo | Magha 4 | — |
| 1942 | Capricorn 25.74° | 6 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 1 | Venus Jupiter Saturn |
| 1943 | Capricorn 25.49° | 7 | Gemini | Krittika 4 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1944 | Capricorn 25.24° | 8 | Libra | Uttara Phalguni 4 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 1945 | Capricorn 26.02° | 9 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1946 | Capricorn 25.77° | 1 | Cancer | Ardra 4 | Mars Saturn |
| 1947 | Capricorn 25.52° | 11 | Scorpio | Vishakha 3 | Saturn |
| 1948 | Capricorn 25.28° | 3 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 3 | Mars Saturn |
| 1949 | Capricorn 26.05° | 4 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Saturn |
| 1950 | Capricorn 25.8° | 5 | Capricorn | Mula 3 | Mercury Venus Saturn |
| 1951 | Capricorn 25.55° | 6 | Taurus | Bharani 2 | Saturn |
| 1952 | Capricorn 25.31° | 7 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 2 | — |
| 1953 | Capricorn 26.08° | 8 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | — |
| 1954 | Capricorn 25.84° | 9 | Gemini | Mrigashira 3 | Jupiter |
| 1955 | Capricorn 25.59° | 1 | Scorpio | Swati 1 | Jupiter |
| 1956 | Capricorn 25.34° | 11 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 1 | Jupiter |
| 1957 | Capricorn 26.11° | 3 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1958 | Capricorn 25.86° | 4 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 2 | Venus |
| 1959 | Capricorn 25.62° | 5 | Aries | Revati 4 | — |
| 1960 | Capricorn 25.37° | 6 | Leo | Magha 1 | — |
| 1961 | Capricorn 26.14° | 7 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 1 | Mars |
| 1962 | Capricorn 25.89° | 8 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | — |
| 1963 | Capricorn 25.63° | 9 | Libra | Hasta 3 | Mercury Mars |
| 1964 | Capricorn 25.39° | 1 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | — |
| 1965 | Capricorn 26.16° | 11 | Cancer | Ardra 4 | — |
| 1966 | Capricorn 25.91° | 3 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | Venus Jupiter |
| 1967 | Capricorn 25.67° | 4 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 2 | Jupiter |
| 1968 | Capricorn 25.42° | 5 | Leo | Pushya 3 | Jupiter |
| 1969 | Capricorn 26.2° | 6 | Capricorn | Mula 3 | — |
| 1970 | Capricorn 25.95° | 7 | Taurus | Bharani 4 | Mercury |
| 1971 | Capricorn 25.71° | 8 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 1 | Saturn |
| 1972 | Capricorn 25.46° | 9 | Capricorn | Uttara Ashadha 2 | Saturn |
| 1973 | Capricorn 26.23° | 1 | Gemini | Mrigashira 2 | Saturn |
| 1974 | Capricorn 25.98° | 11 | Scorpio | Swati 3 | Venus Saturn |
| 1975 | Capricorn 25.73° | 3 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 4 | Saturn |
| 1976 | Capricorn 25.49° | 4 | Cancer | Punarvasu 1 | Mercury Mars Saturn |
| 1977 | Capricorn 26.26° | 5 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 1978 | Capricorn 26.01° | 6 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Mars Jupiter Saturn |
| 1979 | Capricorn 25.76° | 7 | Virgo | Magha 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 1980 | Capricorn 25.51° | 8 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 1 | Mars Jupiter Saturn |
| 1981 | Capricorn 26.29° | 9 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | — |
| 1982 | Capricorn 26.03° | 1 | Libra | Chitra 2 | Venus |
| 1983 | Capricorn 25.79° | 11 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 2 | Mercury |
| 1984 | Capricorn 25.54° | 3 | Gemini | Mrigashira 4 | — |
| 1985 | Capricorn 26.31° | 4 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | — |
| 1986 | Capricorn 26.06° | 5 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 4 | — |
| 1987 | Capricorn 25.82° | 6 | Leo | Ashlesha 1 | — |
| 1988 | Capricorn 25.57° | 7 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 3 | — |
| 1989 | Capricorn 26.35° | 8 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 1990 | Capricorn 26.1° | 9 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 3 | Mercury Venus Jupiter |
| 1991 | Capricorn 25.85° | 1 | Aquarius | Uttara Ashadha 4 | Jupiter |
| 1992 | Capricorn 25.61° | 11 | Gemini | Rohini 2 | Jupiter |
| 1993 | Capricorn 26.38° | 3 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Mars |
| 1994 | Capricorn 26.13° | 4 | Pisces | Purva Bhadrapada 2 | — |
| 1995 | Capricorn 25.89° | 5 | Cancer | Punarvasu 3 | Mars |
| 1996 | Capricorn 25.63° | 6 | Scorpio | Anuradha 1 | Mercury |
| 1997 | Capricorn 26.41° | 7 | Taurus | Ashwini 4 | — |
| 1998 | Capricorn 26.15° | 8 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 1 | Venus |
| 1999 | Capricorn 25.9° | 9 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 2 | — |
| 2000 | Capricorn 25.66° | 1 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | — |
| 2001 | Capricorn 26.42° | 11 | Libra | Chitra 3 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2002 | Capricorn 26.18° | 3 | Aquarius | Dhanishta 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2003 | Capricorn 25.93° | 4 | Cancer | Ardra 1 | Mercury Jupiter Saturn |
| 2004 | Capricorn 25.68° | 5 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Jupiter Saturn |
| 2005 | Capricorn 26.46° | 6 | Aries | Revati 2 | Saturn |
| 2006 | Capricorn 26.21° | 7 | Leo | Ashlesha 3 | Venus Saturn |
| 2007 | Capricorn 25.97° | 8 | Sagittarius | Jyeshtha 4 | Saturn |
| 2008 | Capricorn 25.73° | 9 | Taurus | Ashwini 4 | Mars Saturn |
| 2009 | Capricorn 26.49° | 1 | Libra | Hasta 2 | Mercury Saturn |
| 2010 | Capricorn 26.25° | 11 | Aquarius | Shravana 2 | Mars Saturn |
| 2011 | Capricorn 26° | 3 | Gemini | Rohini 3 | — |
| 2012 | Capricorn 25.75° | 4 | Libra | Chitra 3 | — |
| 2013 | Capricorn 26.53° | 5 | Pisces | Uttara Bhadrapada 1 | Jupiter |
| 2014 | Capricorn 26.27° | 6 | Cancer | Pushya 1 | Venus Jupiter |
| 2015 | Capricorn 26.02° | 7 | Sagittarius | Anuradha 2 | Jupiter |
| 2016 | Capricorn 25.78° | 8 | Aries | Revati 3 | Mercury Jupiter |
| 2017 | Capricorn 26.55° | 9 | Virgo | Purva Phalguni 4 | — |
| 2018 | Capricorn 26.3° | 1 | Capricorn | Purva Ashadha 4 | — |
| 2019 | Capricorn 26.06° | 11 | Taurus | Krittika 1 | — |
| 2020 | Capricorn 25.8° | 3 | Libra | Hasta 3 | — |
| 2021 | Capricorn 26.58° | 4 | Pisces | Shatabhisha 2 | — |
| 2022 | Capricorn 26.33° | 5 | Cancer | Ardra 3 | Mercury Venus |
| 2023 | Capricorn 26.08° | 6 | Scorpio | Swati 4 | Mercury |
| 2024 | Capricorn 25.84° | 7 | Aries | Uttara Bhadrapada 3 | — |
| 2025 | Capricorn 26.61° | 8 | Leo | Magha 1 | Mars Jupiter |
| 2026 | Capricorn 26.36° | 9 | Capricorn | Mula 2 | Jupiter |
| 2027 | Capricorn 26.12° | 1 | Taurus | Ashwini 3 | Mars Jupiter |
| 2028 | Capricorn 25.87° | 11 | Virgo | Uttara Phalguni 2 | Jupiter |
| 2029 | Capricorn 26.65° | 3 | Aquarius | Shravana 4 | Mercury |
The Moon and nakshatra columns change every year because the Moon returns to the same calendar date in a different position — which is why a birth date alone cannot tell you those, and why this table exists.
A century of January 16
Day of the year
16 of 366
Mercury was retrograde on this date in
21 of 100 years
(21%)
Latest of those, to 2029
2003, 2009, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2029
Full moon fell on this date in
6 years — 1938, 1957, 1968, 1976, 1995, 2014
Most frequent moon phase
Waning Crescent · 20 years
Counted for January 16 alone, at noon UTC in each year from 1930 to 2029. Why the counts differ from date to date →
Year by year
2006
Capricorn
life path 7
2007
Capricorn
life path 8
2008
Capricorn
life path 9
2009
Capricorn
life path 1
2010
Capricorn
life path 11
2011
Capricorn
life path 3
2012
Capricorn
life path 4
2013
Capricorn
life path 5
2014
Capricorn
life path 6
2015
Capricorn
life path 7
2016
Capricorn
life path 8
2017
Capricorn
life path 9
2018
Capricorn
life path 1
2019
Capricorn
life path 11
2020
Capricorn
life path 3
2021
Capricorn
life path 4
2022
Capricorn
life path 5
2023
Capricorn
life path 6
2024
Capricorn
life path 7
2025
Capricorn
life path 8
2026
Capricorn
life path 9
2027
Capricorn
life path 1
2028
Capricorn
life path 11
2029
Capricorn
life path 3
The sign is the same in every tile; only the life path number moves.
Life path numbers this date produces
3
12 years · 12%
4
11 years · 11%
5
11 years · 11%
6
11 years · 11%
7
11 years · 11%
8
11 years · 11%
9
11 years · 11%
1
11 years · 11%
11
11 years · 11%
The most frequent is 3 with 12 years; every other number, 11 included, turns up in 11 years. And this date can carry a master number: 11 in 11 of those years — kept whole rather than reduced. Why 11, 22 and 33 are treated differently →
Questions about January 16 birthdays
What zodiac sign is January 16?
Capricorn in all 100 years from 1930 to 2029: the Sun stands at 26°21′ Capricorn on January 16, 25 days after the sign begins and 4 before Aquarius takes over.
What life path numbers does January 16 produce?
Across 100 birth years the most common is 3 (12 years); every other number appears in 11 years.
Which decan is January 16?
The 3rd decan of Capricorn, 20° to 30°, sub-ruled by the Sun in the Chaldean order.
Can January 16 be a master number birth date?
Yes — 11, in 11 of the 100 years: 1938, 1947, 1956, 1965, 1974, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2019 and 2028.
Cite this page
AstroHot. “January 16 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn, and Why It Never Changes.” Accessed October 28, 2026. https://astrohot.com/birthday/january-16/
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