January 12 Zodiac Birthday Signs – Your birthday shows you to be friendly and hardworking, a practical Capricorn with compelling personal charm. Although you are independent, your natural diplomatic skills suggest that you can work well in cooperative or teamwork situations. Down to earth in your approach, you can also be highly imaginative, with a strong sense of vision.

The subinfluence of your decanate ruler, Virgo, indicates that you are responsible, with clear goals and keen perceptions. Being methodical, you take pride in your work; once decided on a course of action, you have the power to attain your objective, regardless of the time involved. This birthday suggests that your work has an especially strong emphasis for you. You may, however, have to avoid a tendency to become so absorbed in your interests that you neglect your immediate surroundings.

With both practical business sense and sensitive emotions, you will find that it is important to develop a sense of balance in your life. This helps you avoid unknown fears or hidden tensions that may lead you to escapism or instability. Although you possess a strong understanding of the material world, an inclination toward humanitarian or mystical subjects may draw you to spiritual or metaphysical studies. The combination of your sensitivity, inventive mind, and quick insight can also give you a shrewd understanding of human nature. Preferring to keep active, you may be of service to your community as an advisor or specialist.

From the age of nine to thirty-eight, when your progressed Sun moves through Aquarius, you become less influenced by traditional views and more independent. You learn to trust your own individual perspective. You may develop an interest in groups or humanitarian issues and have a strong need for friendship. Another turning point occurs at the age of thirty-nine, when your progressed Sun enters Pisces. From this time, there is more of an emphasis on your emotional inner life, reflected through your visions, dreams, and emotional ideals. This may encourage you to seek idealistic or spiritual goals. At the age of sixty-nine, there is another turning point as your progressed Sun enters Aries, accenting a desire for an active and direct approach to the people and situations in your life.

Work & Vocation

Friendly and diplomatic, you enjoy all kinds of activities that involve partnerships or collaborating with others. A way with words implies that you also have excellent writing skills, and if you have an ear for music, you can compose and play; you may also wish to paint and draw. Competitive and ambitious, you may choose drama and sporting activities. If self-employed, you can excel as a buyer and trader or agent and negotiator. Alternatively, you may choose a career in public relations or counseling. If working in the civil service, you are ideally suited to being a diplomat and commercial attache. An interest in the visual arts, such as photography and design, may inspire your inventive temperament. Unafraid of new inventions, you may be drawn to information technology and related industries.

Famous people who share your birthday include artist John Singer Sargent, U.S. statesman John Hancock, spiritual teacher Swami Vivekananda, writer Jack London, and actress Kirstie Alley.

Numerology

Usually you are intuitive and friendly, possessing good reasoning power. A desire to establish true individuality is often suggested by the number 12 birthday. Innovative and sensitive, you know how to use tact and cooperative methods to achieve your aims and objectives. To others you often appear confident, although self-doubt and suspicion can undermine your usual easygoing personality and positive outlook.

When you achieve a balance between your need to define yourself and an inclination to be supportive of others, you can find emotional satisfaction and personal fulfillment. The subinfluence of the number 1 month indicates that you are ambitious and hardworking, with practical abilities. Intelligent and courageous, as an autonomous individual, you are inclined to be innovative, with executive skills.

Although you have a desire to be first and strike out alone, you benefit greatly from partnerships and collaborating with others. Nevertheless, as you are enthusiastic and original, you prefer to be a leader rather than a follower.

Positive: creative, attractive, initiative, disciplinarian, assertive, confident

Negative: reclusive, eccentric, uncooperative, overly sensitive, lack of self-esteem

Love & Relationships

Although you are outwardly sociable, at heart you may be quietly reserved. Marriage or a settled relationship can be particularly important to you, especially with your love of home. You are usually loyal and willing to make sacrifices to keep your relationships harmonious. You may have to be careful, however, of falling into a rut or through lack of communication becoming detached and hence appearing cold or indifferent. Although relationships are very important to you, remember to keep a balance between staying independent and being actively involved in relationships.

Special Someone

You might find love and a faithful partner among those born on the following dates.

Love & friendship: Jan. 10, 14, 26, 27, 28, Feb. 8, 12, 24, 26, Mar. 6, 22, 24, 30, Apr. 4, 20, 22, 28, May 2, 6, 18, 19, 20, 26, 29, June 16, 18, 24, 27, July 14, 16, 22, 25, Aug. 12, 14, 20, 23, 30, Sept. 10, 11, 12, 18, 21, 28, Oct. 8, 10, 16, 19, 26, Nov. 6, 8, 14, 17, 24, Dec. 4, 6, 12, 15, 22

Beneficial: Jan. 8, Feb. 6, Mar. 4, 28, Apr. 2, 26, May 24, June 22, 30, July 20, 28, 29, Aug. 18, 26, 27, 30, Sept. 16, 24, 25, 28, Oct. 14, 22, 23, 26, 29, Nov. 12, 20, 21, 24, 27, Dec. 10, 18, 19, 22, 25

Challenging: Jan. 7, 9, 30, Feb. 5, 7, 28, Mar. 3, 5, 26, Apr. 1, 3, 24, May 1, 22, June 20, July 18, Aug. 16, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, 29, Nov. 10, 27, Dec. 8, 25, 30

Soul mates: Jan. 8, 27, Feb. 6, 25, Mar. 4, 23, Apr. 2, 21, May 19, June 17, July 15, Aug. 13, Sept. 11, Oct. 9, Nov. 7, Dec. 5