♐︎ Sagittarius · ♑︎ Capricorn

December 23 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius or Capricorn — Traits

The December 23 zodiac sign is Sagittarius or Capricorn, depending on the year and the time of birth. The Sun leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn on or about December 23, at a different moment each year, so a birth on this date can fall either side of the change. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign and Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign. In 2026 the Sun is in Capricorn throughout December 23 (UTC). The year-by-year list further down shows which.

Helmut Schmidt, Finn Wolfhard and Eddie Vedder were born on December 23. StarMap has birth charts for 9 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

The stars over any place on December 23 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 or Capricorn traits

If 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.

If your Sun is in Capricorn: You endure. Ambition, patience and a dry sense of humour carry you up long slopes other people give up on. A Capricorn Sun learns, eventually, that rest is part of the climb.

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.

Born on December 23? Find out which side of the change you are on.

Your Sun, Moon and rising sign from the real sky at your birth. Free, no account needed.

Famous birthdays on December 23

Helmut Schmidt, Finn Wolfhard and Eddie Vedder were born on December 23. StarMap has birth charts for 9 people born on this date, the best known first.

December 23, year by year: Sagittarius or Capricorn

Times are UTC. A birth in another time zone happened at a different clock time, so within a few hours of the change the place of birth decides the sign as much as the hour does. A chart drawn from the full birth details settles it.

Years in which the Sun entered Capricorn on December 23

1903 at 00:20

Capricorn all day: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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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