December 2 Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Sun signSagittarius
Date
December 2
Sun sign
Sagittarius
Usual range
November 22 to December 21
Place in sign
middle, decan 2
Sub-ruler
Mars
Element
Fire
Modality
Mutable
Ruling planet
Jupiter
Changeover
No
Constellation
Ophiuchus

The Sun sign on December 2 is Sagittarius. Across the 41 years from 1992 to 2032, a noon UTC reading does not leave Sagittarius.

Sagittarius dates are November 22 to December 21. December 2 falls in the middle part of Sagittarius. It is a fire sign, mutable, ruled by Jupiter. Restless, frank, drawn to a bigger horizon.

In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on December 2 is in the second decan of Sagittarius, the middle 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Mars.

The constellation behind the Sun on December 2 is Ophiuchus. That is the true place of the Sun in the stars, and it is a separate fact from the astrological sign.

Moon, Rising, Mercury, Venus, and Mars still need a birth time and place. This page only settles the Sun sign.

Sign page: Sagittarius. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.

Questions

What zodiac sign is December 2?

December 2 is Sagittarius. These pages read the Sun at noon UTC, which is the same tropical sign the zodiac calculator reports for a birth at 12:00 UTC. From 1992 to 2032 that noon figure stays in Sagittarius. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.

Is December 2 a cusp birthday?

No. Noon UTC on December 2 stays in Sagittarius for every year from 1992 to 2032. A cusp in this system is a day when the Sun actually changes sign, which this date does not. Edge days of November 22 to December 21 are the ones that still need a year and a clock.

What is the December 2 star sign?

People searching for the December 2 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Sagittarius, a fire sign, mutable, ruled by Jupiter, in the middle decan with Mars as the triplicity sub-ruler. Sagittarius dates are November 22 to December 21. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.