Born on December 11

December 11 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 11, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 11 the Sun stands between 18° and 20° 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 11, 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, 3 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 11 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 11 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 11, 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
1940TaurusSagittariusScorpio
1941VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1942Capricorn, then Aquarius from 00:57SagittariusSagittarius
1943GeminiCapricornScorpio
1944Libra, then Scorpio from 08:42CapricornAquarius
1945PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1946Cancer, then Leo from 15:47ScorpioScorpio
1947SagittariusSagittariusCapricorn
1948AriesSagittariusScorpio
1949Leo, then Virgo from 13:32SagittariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1951Taurus, then Gemini from 16:54Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1952LibraSagittariusAquarius
1953AquariusSagittariusSagittarius
1954CancerSagittariusScorpio
1955ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1956Pisces, then Aries from 10:37CapricornScorpio
1957LeoCapricornAquarius
1958Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:47Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959TaurusScorpioScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960VirgoSagittariusAquarius
1961Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:12SagittariusSagittarius
1962GeminiSagittariusScorpio
1963Libra, then Scorpio from 14:05CapricornCapricorn
1964PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1965Cancer, then Leo from 17:08Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1966SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
1967AriesSagittariusScorpio
1968Leo, then Virgo from 09:00SagittariusAquarius
1969CapricornCapricornSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Taurus, then Gemini from 08:34CapricornScorpio
1971LibraSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972AquariusScorpioScorpio
1973CancerSagittariusAquarius
1974ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1975Pisces, then Aries from 15:07SagittariusScorpio
1976LeoCapricornAquarius
1977Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:26CapricornSagittarius
1978TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979VirgoScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:36SagittariusScorpio
1981GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1982Libra, then Scorpio from 01:35CapricornSagittarius
1983PiscesCapricornScorpio
1984Cancer, then Leo from 18:09Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1985SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
1986Aries, then Taurus from 19:11SagittariusScorpio
1987Leo, then Virgo from 17:30SagittariusCapricorn
1988CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1989Taurus, then Gemini from 07:15CapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LibraCapricornSagittarius
1991AquariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1992CancerScorpioAquarius
1993Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:40SagittariusSagittarius
1994AriesSagittariusScorpio
1995LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1996Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:15CapricornScorpio
1997TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1998Virgo, then Libra from 16:43SagittariusSagittarius
1999Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:59SagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000GeminiSagittariusAquarius
2001ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
2002PiscesCapricornScorpio
2003CancerCapricornCapricorn
2004SagittariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005Aries, then Taurus from 13:46ScorpioCapricorn
2006VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
2007CapricornSagittariusScorpio
2008Taurus, then Gemini from 07:34SagittariusAquarius
2009LibraCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:41Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
2011Gemini, then Cancer from 13:26Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:22SagittariusScorpio
2013AriesSagittariusCapricorn
2014LeoSagittariusCapricorn
2015SagittariusCapricornScorpio
2016TaurusCapricornAquarius
2017Virgo, then Libra from 05:01Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018AquariusScorpioScorpio
2019GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Libra, then Scorpio from 01:59SagittariusScorpio
2021Pisces, then Aries from 21:46SagittariusCapricorn
2022Cancer, then Leo from 20:09CapricornCapricorn
2023Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:11CapricornScorpio
2024Aries, then Taurus from 15:55Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2025VirgoScorpioSagittarius

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 11

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 11, Greenwich time.

  • 2038, penumbral lunar eclipse at 17:43

How common is a December 11 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,883 babies were born on December 11 each year. That makes it number 280 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 11

What zodiac sign is December 11?

If you were born on December 11, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 11 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 11 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 11?

Rasalhague gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 14, 3 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 11?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 11 2025 the Moon was in Virgo, and on December 11 2019 it was in Gemini. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 11?

On December 11 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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Your Sun sign is one star in a whole sky. Your Moon and rising sign tell the rest of your story.

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