January 29 zodiac sign
With the Sun at about 9° Aquarius, January 29 closes the Saturn-ruled first decan on the edge of the Mercury decan, giving a generous, principled and slightly unconventional heart.
Sun signAquarius
- Sun at 7°–11° Aquarius
- 1st decan · Saturn (modern: Uranus)
January 29 in profile
At 9° Aquarius the first decan is ending. Its ruler, Saturn (with Uranus as modern co-ruler), brings steadiness and a sense of responsibility to a sign known for originality, and the last degree of a decan tends to gather its themes together. In some years the Sun on this date already reaches the second decan, where Gemini and Mercury add curiosity and wit. Either way, a January 29 Aquarius is principled and humane, with an eye on the wider group and a dislike of unfairness.
Their generosity is wide. They donate, volunteer, mentor and share contacts. Friends in trouble get a calm, practical plan and often an introduction to the right person. Emotional support comes less easily, and they prefer to solve rather than soothe. They help strangers as readily as friends, which sometimes leaves those closest wondering whether they count for more.
In love they need friendship first. Attraction grows through shared ideas, causes and humour. They enjoy unconventional dates, such as a talk at a science museum or a night market. They give partners plenty of space and expect the same. Once committed they are loyal and steady. Saying affectionate things openly matters, since partners sometimes need words as well as fairness.
Aquarius all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Aquarius for the whole of January 29, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around January 21 and February 18.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on January 29 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on January 29 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Aquarius → Pisces
- 2018Cancer
- 2019Scorpio → Sagittarius
- 2020Pisces → Aries
- 2021Leo
- 2022Sagittarius → Capricorn
- 2023Taurus
- 2024Virgo
- 2025Aquarius
- 2026Gemini → Cancer
Compatible signs for an Aquarius
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Aquarius gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a January 29 birthday
An unusual shared experience, such as a hot-air balloon flight or a night at a lodge with a telescope, for them and someone they care about.
Asked about January 29
What zodiac sign is January 29?
January 29 is Aquarius in every year: the Sun is at about 7°–11° Aquarius that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is January 29 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Aquarius on January 29. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around January 21 and February 18. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is January 29?
January 29 falls in the 1st decan of Aquarius. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Aquarius and its ruler Saturn (modern: Uranus), which colours the Aquarius Sun with a little of Aquarius. In some years the Sun crosses into the next decan during the day.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A January 29 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.