366 days of the year · Swiss Ephemeris
Born on January 24: Aquarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Uranus · Saturn
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Uranus
- Sun degree
- 4° Aquarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 6
- Day 24 of the year
Aquarius, decan 1
Sub-ruler: Uranus
With Uranus in sole charge, independence and originality are not traits you have but the air you breathe. You question rules on principle, befriend people from every corner and care about ideas that make life fairer for everyone. You see where things could go long before they get there. A cool distance is the drawback, one that can leave the people closest to you feeling like one more interesting case. Let someone in past the ideas. You innovate best with a partner who handles the details. You need freedom and you need to be chosen; both can be true.
Birthday number 6
Looking after people comes naturally to you. You’re the one who remembers the birthday, cooks for the group and notices when a friend’s voice sounds off. Home matters, beauty matters, and so does fairness. People trust you with their worries because you hold them gently. The downside shows up as over-responsibility: fixing problems nobody asked you to fix, then feeling drained or unappreciated. Caring for yourself is not selfish; it is what keeps your generosity sustainable. Let others return the favor sometimes.
Born in January
The year starts quietly, and so, in a way, do many January people: steady, self-reliant and more ambitious than they let on. The month opens under Capricorn, the sign of long goals and patient climbing, and passes to Aquarius around the 20th, adding a streak of independence and original thinking. Garnet, the deep red birthstone, has long stood for loyalty and lasting friendship, which fits a group known for keeping promises. The carnation, January’s flower, blooms cheerfully in the cold. Born in winter’s heart, you tend to know that good things take time.
Famous people born on January 24
- Frederick II of Prussia (1712)King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 (1712-1786)
- Luis Suárez (1987)Uruguayan association football player
- Moon Jae-in (1953)12th President of the Republic of Korea
- Joachim Gauck (1940)German Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)French playwright, diplomat and polymath (1732–1799)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)German writer (1776-1822)
- Edith Wharton (1862)American writer and designer (1862–1937)
- Ernest Borgnine (1917)American actor (1917–2012)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 24?
People born on January 24 are Aquarius (January 20 – February 18). Element: Air; ruling planet: Uranus · Saturn.
What are people born on January 24 like?
They are born in decan 1 of Aquarius, sub-ruled by Uranus. With Uranus in sole charge, independence and originality are not traits you have but the air you breathe. You question rules on principle, befriend people from every corner and care about ideas that make life fairer for everyone. You see where things could go long before they get there. A cool distance is the drawback, one that can leave the people closest to you feeling like one more interesting case. Let someone in past the ideas. You innovate best with a partner who handles the details. You need freedom and you need to be chosen; both can be true.
Which famous people were born on January 24?
Well-known people born on January 24 include Frederick II of Prussia, Luis Suárez, Moon Jae-in, Joachim Gauck, Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais.
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The sign is computed from the Sun's position at noon (UTC) for the years 1940–2030; on cusp dates the exact sign depends on the birth time. Decan and numerology readings are traditional symbolic descriptions.