December 23 Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
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- Date
- December 23
- Sun sign
- Capricorn
- Usual range
- December 22 to January 19
- Place in sign
- early, decan 1
- Sub-ruler
- Saturn
- Element
- Earth
- Modality
- Cardinal
- Ruling planet
- Saturn
- Changeover
- No
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
Capricorn holds the Sun at noon UTC on December 23. That is true in every year of the 41 years from 1992 to 2032.
Capricorn dates are December 22 to January 19. December 23 falls in the early part of Capricorn. It is an earth sign, cardinal, ruled by Saturn. Patient, ambitious, serious about the long game.
December 23 sits within two days of a sign change on December 21 and December 22. If the birth was late on this date, check the year in the calculator rather than the printed range.
In 2024 at noon UTC, the Sun on December 23 is in the first decan of Capricorn, the early 10 degrees of the sign. The triplicity sub-ruler of that slice is Saturn.
The constellation behind the Sun on December 23 is Sagittarius. 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: Capricorn. Check this birthday in the zodiac calculator.
Questions
What zodiac sign is December 23?
December 23 is Capricorn. 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 Capricorn. Use a birth time in the calculator if you were born near a nearby changeover.
Is December 23 a cusp birthday?
No. Noon UTC on December 23 stays in Capricorn for every year checked. A sign change still sits nearby, on December 21 and December 22, so a late birth on this date can be worth a calculator check. The first and last days of December 22 to January 19 are the usual edge.
What is the December 23 star sign?
People searching for the December 23 star sign usually mean the Sun sign. On this page that is Capricorn, an earth sign, cardinal, ruled by Saturn, in the early decan with Saturn as the triplicity sub-ruler. Capricorn dates are December 22 to January 19. The constellation behind the Sun is a separate fact.