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Celebrities born on 23 December

The zodiac sign for 23 December is Sagittarius or Capricorn, depending on the year and the time of birth. The Sun leaves Sagittarius for Capricorn on or about 23 December, 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 23 December (UTC).

Helmut Schmidt, Carla Bruni and Mamnoon Hussain were born on 23 December. StarMap has birth charts for 9 people born on this date, listed here with the best known first.

23 December falls between Sagittarius and Capricorn.Which side of the change were you born on?Draw your own birth chart, free

Famous birthdays on 23 December

23 December, 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 23 December

  • 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.

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Signs are computed from the Sun’s position with the astronomy-engine ephemeris, checked against Swiss Ephemeris. 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.

Photo credits (9 photos from Wikimedia Commons)

Each link opens the photo’s page on Wikimedia Commons, which states its author and licence.