366 days of the year · Swiss Ephemeris
Born on January 27: Aquarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
- Element
- Air
- Modality
- Fixed
- Ruler
- Uranus · Saturn
- Decan
- Decan 1 · Uranus
- Sun degree
- 7° Aquarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 9
- Day 27 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 9
Your heart is wide. Strangers tell you their stories, causes pull at you and unfairness anywhere feels personal. This number is associated with wisdom gathered from experience, a generous spirit and an artistic or humanitarian streak. You forgive more easily than most and see the bigger picture when others are stuck on details. The lesson that keeps returning is letting go: of old roles, finished chapters and people who have moved on. Sadness and gratitude can share the same room. Give freely, but keep a little for yourself.
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 27
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756)Austrian composer of the Classical period (1756–1791)
- Lewis Carroll (1832)British author and scholar (1832–1898)
- Wilhelm II (1859)as King of Prussia last German Emperor from 1888 to 1918 (1859–1941)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775)German philosopher (1775–1854)
- Abbas the Great (1571)Shah of Safavid Iran (1587–1629)
- Mairead Maguire (1944)peace activist (born 1944)
- Marat Safin (1980)Russian tennis player
- Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin (1826)Russian writer, journalist, plawright and satirist
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is January 27?
People born on January 27 are Aquarius (January 20 – February 18). Element: Air; ruling planet: Uranus · Saturn.
What are people born on January 27 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 27?
Well-known people born on January 27 include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lewis Carroll, Wilhelm II, Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Abbas the Great.
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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.