January 21 Birthday

Zodiac sign, birthstone, birth flower and more for everyone born on January 21.

The zodiac sign for January 21 is

Aquarius

Aquarius runs January 20 – February 18. January 21 is day 2 of 30 in Aquarius season, in the 1st decan.

January 21 is on the Cusp of Mystery (Capricorn–Aquarius). People born near a sign change are often said to share traits of both signs.

Zodiac sign

Aquarius

Water-bearer · Air · Fixed

Birthstone

Garnet

Birth flower

Carnation

Also snowdrop

Ruling planet

Uranus

Decan ruler: Uranus

How common

#302 of 366

10,866 US births a year

Day of the year

Day 21

Day 21 in a leap year

January 21 zodiac sign: Aquarius

Despite the Water-bearer symbol, Aquarius is an air sign. It is linked with new ideas, friendship, community and doing things differently.

Symbol♒ Water-bearer
DatesJanuary 20 – February 18
ElementAir
ModalityFixed
Ruling planetUranus (traditionally Saturn)
Traitsindependent, original, humanitarian, unconventional
StrengthsInventive, progressive, friendly and true to their ideals.
WeaknessesDetached, contrary and hard to pin down.
Opposite signLeo
Most compatible withAries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius

The 1st decan of Aquarius

Each sign is split into three decans of about ten days. January 21 falls in the 1st decan, which is ruled by Aquarius’s own planet, Uranus, so the classic Aquarius traits are said to be strongest.

January 21 birthstone: Garnet

Everyone born in January shares the same birthstone.

StoneColorHardness (Mohs)Said to symbolize
GarnetDeep red6.5–7.5Friendship, trust and safe travel

January 21 birth flower: Carnation and Snowdrop

More about January birthdays

How common is a January 21 birthday?

January 21 is the 302nd most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,866 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 3% fewer than on an average day.

Based on US birth records, 1994–2014. See every date ranked.

What day of the week was January 21?

Here’s the day of the week January 21 fell on each year, and the Chinese zodiac animal for someone born that day.

Chinese New Year falls between January 21 and February 20, so the animal for January 21 depends on the year. In some years it belongs to the previous year’s animal.

Birth dateDay of the weekChinese zodiac
January 21, 2030MondayEarth Rooster
January 21, 2029SundayEarth Monkey
January 21, 2028FridayFire Goat
January 21, 2027ThursdayFire Horse
January 21, 2026WednesdayWood Snake
January 21, 2025TuesdayWood Dragon
January 21, 2024SundayWater Rabbit
January 21, 2023SaturdayWater Tiger
January 21, 2022FridayMetal Ox
January 21, 2021ThursdayMetal Rat
January 21, 2020TuesdayEarth Pig
January 21, 2019MondayEarth Dog
January 21, 2018SundayFire Rooster
January 21, 2017SaturdayFire Monkey
January 21, 2016ThursdayWood Goat
January 21, 2015WednesdayWood Horse
January 21, 2014TuesdayWater Snake
January 21, 2013MondayWater Dragon
January 21, 2012SaturdayMetal Rabbit
January 21, 2011FridayMetal Tiger
January 21, 2010ThursdayEarth Ox
January 21, 2009WednesdayEarth Rat
January 21, 2008MondayFire Pig
January 21, 2007SundayFire Dog
January 21, 2006SaturdayWood Rooster
January 21, 2005FridayWood Monkey
January 21, 2004WednesdayWater Goat
January 21, 2003TuesdayWater Horse
January 21, 2002MondayMetal Snake
January 21, 2001SundayMetal Dragon
January 21, 2000FridayEarth Rabbit
January 21, 1999ThursdayEarth Tiger
January 21, 1998WednesdayFire Ox
January 21, 1997TuesdayFire Rat
January 21, 1996SundayWood Pig
January 21, 1995SaturdayWood Dog
January 21, 1994FridayWater Rooster
January 21, 1993ThursdayWater Monkey
January 21, 1992TuesdayMetal Goat
January 21, 1991MondayMetal Horse
January 21, 1990SundayEarth Snake
January 21, 1989SaturdayEarth Dragon
January 21, 1988ThursdayFire Rabbit
January 21, 1987WednesdayFire Tiger
January 21, 1986TuesdayWood Ox
January 21, 1985MondayWood Rat
January 21, 1984SaturdayWater Pig
January 21, 1983FridayWater Dog
January 21, 1982ThursdayMetal Rooster
January 21, 1981WednesdayMetal Monkey
January 21, 1980MondayEarth Goat
January 21, 1979SundayEarth Horse
January 21, 1978SaturdayFire Snake
January 21, 1977FridayFire Dragon
January 21, 1976WednesdayWood Rabbit
January 21, 1975TuesdayWood Tiger
January 21, 1974MondayWater Ox
January 21, 1973SundayWater Rat
January 21, 1972FridayMetal Pig
January 21, 1971ThursdayMetal Dog
January 21, 1970WednesdayEarth Rooster
January 21, 1969TuesdayEarth Monkey
January 21, 1968SundayFire Goat
January 21, 1967SaturdayFire Horse
January 21, 1966FridayFire Horse
January 21, 1965ThursdayWood Dragon
January 21, 1964TuesdayWater Rabbit
January 21, 1963MondayWater Tiger
January 21, 1962SundayMetal Ox
January 21, 1961SaturdayMetal Rat
January 21, 1960ThursdayEarth Pig
January 21, 1959WednesdayEarth Dog
January 21, 1958TuesdayFire Rooster
January 21, 1957MondayFire Monkey
January 21, 1956SaturdayWood Goat
January 21, 1955FridayWood Horse
January 21, 1954ThursdayWater Snake
January 21, 1953WednesdayWater Dragon
January 21, 1952MondayMetal Rabbit
January 21, 1951SundayMetal Tiger
January 21, 1950SaturdayEarth Ox
January 21, 1949FridayEarth Rat
January 21, 1948WednesdayFire Pig
January 21, 1947TuesdayFire Dog
January 21, 1946MondayWood Rooster
January 21, 1945SundayWood Monkey
January 21, 1944FridayWater Goat
January 21, 1943ThursdayWater Horse
January 21, 1942WednesdayMetal Snake
January 21, 1941TuesdayMetal Dragon
January 21, 1940SundayEarth Rabbit

More about January 21

Season (Northern Hemisphere)Winter
Day of the year21 (21 in a leap year)
Days left in the year344 (345 in a leap year)

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January 21 birthday questions

What zodiac sign is January 21?
People born on January 21 are Aquarius (♒), the Water-bearer. Aquarius season runs from January 20 – February 18.
What is the birthstone for January 21?
The birthstone for January 21 is the January birthstone: garnet.
What is the birth flower for January 21?
January’s birth flowers are the carnation and snowdrop.
Is January 21 on a cusp?
Yes. January 21 falls in the Cusp of Mystery, between Capricorn and Aquarius.
How rare is a January 21 birthday?
January 21 is the 302nd most common birthday in the US out of 366. An average of 10,866 babies were born on it each year from 1994 to 2014, 3% fewer than on an average day.
What day of the year is January 21?
January 21 is day 21 of the year, or day 21 in a leap year.

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