January birthdays

January 22 zodiac sign

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated October 30, 2026

January 22 is Aquarius: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 1°24' Aquarius and 2°36' Aquarius, in the first decan, with the constellation Capricornus behind it.

What the first decan of Aquarius is read as

The first decan of Aquarius is read as Aquarius twice over, Uranus and Saturn arguing it out. People here tend to hold firm opinions about how everything should work. In love they need a friend first, and at work they do best with a problem nobody has solved.

What the number 22 adds

Numerology keeps a birthday of 22 as it is, the largest of its master numbers, and reads it as the mark of a practical dreamer. It tends to mean big plans with real steps in them, and high standards for yourself and for whoever you love.

The sky on January 22, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Capricorn in 36 and Aquarius in 25 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1983, 1989, 1996, 2002, 2003 and 2009. Mercury in Capricorn.

Venus: Aquarius in 21, Sagittarius in 15, Pisces in 15 and Capricorn in 10 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998 and 2006. Venus in Aquarius.

Mars: Capricorn in 8, Scorpio in 7, Sagittarius in 7, Aquarius in 7, Aries in 6, Pisces in 6, Libra in 5, Taurus in 4, Gemini in 3, Leo in 3, Virgo in 3 and Cancer in 2 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1961, 1963, 1978, 1980, 1993, 1995, 2008 and 2010. Mars in Capricorn.

New Moons: 1993. Full Moons: 1970 and 2008. No eclipse peaked on this date.

The Chinese New Year moves between late January and mid-February. January 22 came before it in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, so those years take the animal of the year before.

Every year's sky on January 22

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

Aquarius: closest Gemini, Libra and Sagittarius; hardest Scorpio. All twelve.

How we calculate the sky

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