Born on December 10

December 10 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 10, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

The archer, aiming past the darkest days toward the light.

FireMutableJupiter

On December 10 the Sun stands between 16° and 19° Sagittarius, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of December 10, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Rasalhague

Rasalhague gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 14, 4 days after your birthday. The head of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer and first healer of the old myths. A star for healers, carers and lifelong students.

Rasalhague sits at 22° Sagittarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On December 10 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, even though the sign is Sagittarius. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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December 10 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 10, but the Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving. Open your decade to see where they were on your birthday. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so if the Moon changed sign that day, your birth time and place decide which side of the line you were born on.

The 1940s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1940Aries, then Taurus from 12:28SagittariusScorpio
1941Leo, then Virgo from 07:13SagittariusAquarius
1942CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1943Taurus, then Gemini from 05:33CapricornScorpio
1944LibraCapricornCapricorn
1945Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:21Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1946CancerScorpioScorpio
1947Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:50SagittariusCapricorn
1948AriesSagittariusScorpio
1949LeoSagittariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:17CapricornSagittarius
1951TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1952Virgo, then Libra from 14:36SagittariusCapricorn
1953AquariusScorpioSagittarius
1954Gemini, then Cancer from 21:07SagittariusScorpio
1955ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1956PiscesCapricornScorpio
1957Cancer, then Leo from 13:24CapricornAquarius
1958SagittariusSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959Aries, then Taurus from 18:56ScorpioScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1961CapricornSagittariusSagittarius
1962Taurus, then Gemini from 02:08SagittariusScorpio
1963LibraCapricornCapricorn
1964Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:00Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1965CancerSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1966Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:13ScorpioSagittarius
1967AriesSagittariusScorpio
1968LeoSagittariusAquarius
1969Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:21CapricornSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970TaurusCapricornScorpio
1971Virgo, then Libra from 18:19Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972AquariusScorpioScorpio
1973Gemini, then Cancer from 20:52SagittariusAquarius
1974ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1975PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1976Cancer, then Leo from 10:12CapricornAquarius
1977SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1978Aries, then Taurus from 09:51Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979VirgoScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1981Taurus, then Gemini from 02:31SagittariusAquarius
1982LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1983Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:53CapricornScorpio
1984CancerSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1985Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:14ScorpioSagittarius
1986AriesSagittariusScorpio
1987LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1988Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:07SagittariusScorpio
1989TaurusCapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Virgo, then Libra from 03:00CapricornSagittarius
1991Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:27Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1992Gemini, then Cancer from 20:06ScorpioAquarius
1993ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1994Pisces, then Aries from 21:04SagittariusScorpio
1995Cancer, then Leo from 21:25SagittariusCapricorn
1996SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1997Aries, then Taurus from 10:00Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1998VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999CapricornScorpioScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Taurus, then Gemini from 00:51SagittariusAquarius
2001Libra, then Scorpio from 23:10SagittariusSagittarius
2002Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:46CapricornScorpio
2003Gemini, then Cancer from 00:11CapricornCapricorn
2004Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:55Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005AriesScorpioCapricorn
2006Leo, then Virgo from 21:32SagittariusSagittarius
2007Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:51SagittariusScorpio
2008TaurusSagittariusAquarius
2009LibraCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2011GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012ScorpioScorpioScorpio
2013Pisces, then Aries from 13:06SagittariusCapricorn
2014Cancer, then Leo from 03:15SagittariusSagittarius
2015SagittariusCapricornScorpio
2016Aries, then Taurus from 12:41CapricornAquarius
2017VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:40ScorpioScorpio
2019Taurus, then Gemini from 16:47SagittariusCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LibraSagittariusScorpio
2021PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2022CancerCapricornCapricorn
2023ScorpioCapricornScorpio
2024AriesSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2025Leo, then Virgo from 07:21ScorpioSagittarius

Moon at midnight and the minute it changed sign, Mercury and Venus at noon, all Greenwich time. Your exact placements need your birth time and place. Find your exact Moon sign

Eclipses on December 10

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 10, Greenwich time.

  • 1973, partial lunar eclipse at 01:44
  • 2011, total lunar eclipse at 14:31

How common is a December 10 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,951 babies were born on December 10 each year. That makes it number 240 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% fewer than an average day.

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The Sagittarius in you

Your gift

Faith in life, even when life is hard.

Your growing edge

Staying. The next horizon always calls, and sometimes the treasure is right where you are.

Your decan, the second part of Sagittarius

Ruled by Mars

Mars sharpens the arrow. You are bold, competitive and quick to defend what you believe.

Read about the second decan of Sagittarius

Questions about December 10

What zodiac sign is December 10?

If you were born on December 10, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 10 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 10 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 10?

Rasalhague gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 14, 4 days after your birthday. The head of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer and first healer of the old myths. A star for healers, carers and lifelong students.

What was the Moon sign on December 10?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 10 2024 the Moon was in Aries, and on December 10 2023 it was in Scorpio. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 10?

On December 10 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, even though the sign is Sagittarius. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

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