♐︎ Sagittarius

December 16 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius — Traits

The December 16 zodiac sign is Sagittarius, a mutable fire sign. The Sun is in Sagittarius on this date in every year from 1900 to 2026, in every time zone, between 22° and 27° of the sign, which puts December 16 in the third decan of Sagittarius.

Arthur C. Clarke, Margaret Mead and Anna Popplewell were born on December 16. StarMap has birth charts for 15 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

The stars over any place on December 16 stand differently in every year and at every hour: see the sky on this date for a year, a time and a place of your choosing, drawn as a star map.

Sagittarius traits

Born on December 16, your Sun is in Sagittarius. You seek. Meaning, distance and the bigger picture pull you forward, and your honesty is a kind of generosity. The lesson of a Sagittarius Sun is that the journey also needs somewhere to land.

Your Sun sign is one part of a chart. The Moon and the rising sign, which need the time and place of birth, say as much about you. StarMap is for entertainment and self-reflection.

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Famous birthdays on December 16

Arthur C. Clarke, Margaret Mead and Anna Popplewell were born on December 16. StarMap has birth charts for 15 people born on this date, the best known first.

Signs are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris, for every year from 1900 to 2026. Birth dates and places come from Wikidata. A sign is shown beside a name only when it holds for the whole of the birth date; where it does not, both possibilities are given. How to read a birth chart.

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