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January 26 zodiac sign

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

January 26 is Aquarius: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 5°29' Aquarius and 6°40' 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 8 adds

Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 8 as the mark of an organiser. It tends to mean a head for how things run, a wish to be in charge of your own work, and a respect for people who keep their word.

The sky on January 26, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Capricorn in 31 and Aquarius in 30 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2002 and 2009. Mercury in Capricorn.

Venus: Aquarius in 20, Capricorn in 16, Pisces in 15 and Sagittarius in 10 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1958, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998 and 2006. Venus in Aquarius.

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

New Moons: 1952, 1971, 1990 and 2009. Full Moons: 1967 and 1986. Solar eclipses: 1990 (annular) and 2009 (annular).

The Chinese New Year moves between late January and mid-February. January 26 came before it in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010, so those years take the animal of the year before.

Every year's sky on January 26

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

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

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