What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 2026?

In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 2026 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.

What is the birthstone for January?

The birthstone for January is garnet.

What was the moon phase on January 15, 2026?

On January 15, 2026 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

A Thursday

Born on January 15, 2026?

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📅 Weekday
Thursday
♑ Star sign
Capricorn
🐍 Chinese zodiac
Wood Snake
🌘 Moon
Waning Crescent
🎂 Age today
0 years

Famous people born on January 15, 2026

No famous birthdays are recorded for this exact day.

What happened that day

2026 Ugandan general election: Incumbent President Yoweri Museveni wins reelection amidst protests over allegations of election fraud, leading to deaths of dozens of protestors and the abduction of main opposition candidate Bobi Wine.

Also that week

Operation Arctic Endurance is launched by Denmark, with multiple European countries sending troops to Greenland in response to US President Donald Trump's threats of invasion or annexation of the island.
A fire at a shopping mall in Karachi, Pakistan, kills 80 people.
46 people are killed and 292 are injured after two trains derail in Adamuz in southern Spain.
The 2026 Beninese parliamentary election is held.
The 56th World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland.

What happened that day

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January 15, 2026 was a Thursday. Someone born on January 15, 2026 is a Capricorn. Someone born on January 15, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 294 days. People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.

Also born on January 15

Famous people who share this birthday, from other years.

Shah Jahan
1592 · the fifth Mughal Emperor from to
Molière
1622 · French playwright and actor
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 · French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist
Ibn Saud
1876 · King of Saudi Arabia from to
Edward Teller
1908 · Hungarian-American Jewish nuclear physicist
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 · President of Egypt from to
Martin Luther King Jr.
1929 · American Baptist minister and civil rights leader

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Questions about January 15, 2026

What day of the week was January 15, 2026?: January 15, 2026 was a Thursday.
What star sign is someone born on January 15, 2026?: Someone born on January 15, 2026 is a Capricorn.
What is the Chinese zodiac sign for January 15, 2026?: In the Chinese zodiac, January 15, 2026 falls in the year of the Wood Snake.
How old is someone born on January 15, 2026?: Someone born on January 15, 2026 is 0 years old today and has lived about 294 days.
Which generation is someone born in 2026?: People born in 2026 belong to Generation Beta.
What is the birthstone for January?: The birthstone for January is garnet.
What was the moon phase on January 15, 2026?: On January 15, 2026 the moon was a Waning Crescent.

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