Born on December 2

December 2 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 2, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 2 the Sun stands between 8° and 11° Sagittarius, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of December 2, wherever in the world you were born.

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Add your birth year, and your time and place if you know them. Hali will work out exactly where the Sun stood when you arrived, and when it next returns there.

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Your birthday star

Antares

Each year the Sun meets Antares on your birthday. The red heart of the Scorpion, whose name means rival of Mars. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the West. A star of passion and fearless courage.

Antares sits at 10° Sagittarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On December 2 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 2 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 2, 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
1940CapricornScorpioScorpio
1941Taurus, then Gemini from 22:00ScorpioCapricorn
1942Virgo, then Libra from 18:56SagittariusSagittarius
1943AquariusSagittariusLibra
1944CancerCapricornCapricorn
1945ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1946PiscesScorpioScorpio
1947Cancer, then Leo from 02:30ScorpioCapricorn
1948Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 09:17SagittariusScorpio
1949Aries, then Taurus from 01:22SagittariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
1951Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:45CapricornLibra
1952GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953Libra, then Scorpio from 21:31ScorpioScorpio
1954Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:39ScorpioScorpio
1955CancerSagittariusCapricorn
1956SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1957AriesCapricornCapricorn
1958LeoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959CapricornScorpio, retrogradeLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Taurus, then Gemini from 07:01ScorpioCapricorn
1961Virgo, then Libra from 03:08SagittariusScorpio
1962AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1963Gemini, then Cancer from 10:45SagittariusCapricorn
1964ScorpioCapricornScorpio
1965Pisces, then Aries from 23:23Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1966Cancer, then Leo from 05:02ScorpioSagittarius
1967SagittariusScorpioLibra
1968TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1969VirgoSagittariusScorpio
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Capricorn, then Aquarius from 18:45SagittariusScorpio
1971GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1972Libra, then Scorpio from 03:43Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1973Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:32ScorpioCapricorn
1974CancerSagittariusSagittarius
1975Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:33SagittariusLibra
1976Aries, then Taurus from 23:42SagittariusCapricorn
1977Leo, then Virgo from 23:06CapricornScorpio
1978CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979Taurus, then Gemini from 23:02ScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraScorpioScorpio
1981AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
1982Gemini, then Cancer from 10:58SagittariusSagittarius
1983ScorpioSagittariusLibra
1984Pisces, then Aries from 03:42CapricornCapricorn
1985Cancer, then Leo from 01:00Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1986SagittariusScorpioScorpio
1987Aries, then Taurus from 01:06ScorpioCapricorn
1988VirgoSagittariusScorpio
1989Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:42SagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1991Libra, then Scorpio from 16:34Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1992PiscesScorpioCapricorn
1993CancerScorpioScorpio
1994Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:13SagittariusScorpio
1995AriesSagittariusCapricorn
1996Leo, then Virgo from 06:11SagittariusScorpio
1997CapricornCapricornCapricorn
1998Taurus, then Gemini from 21:30Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999LibraScorpioLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AquariusScorpioCapricorn
2001Gemini, then Cancer from 10:31SagittariusSagittarius
2002ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
2003Pisces, then Aries from 10:56SagittariusCapricorn
2004LeoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
2006Aries, then Taurus from 01:27ScorpioSagittarius
2007VirgoSagittariusLibra
2008Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:45SagittariusCapricorn
2009GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Libra, then Scorpio from 14:44CapricornScorpio
2011PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012CancerScorpioScorpio
2013Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:32ScorpioCapricorn
2014AriesSagittariusSagittarius
2015Leo, then Virgo from 10:10SagittariusLibra
2016CapricornSagittariusCapricorn
2017Taurus, then Gemini from 21:21SagittariusSagittarius
2018LibraScorpio, retrogradeLibra
2019AquariusScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Gemini, then Cancer from 03:33SagittariusScorpio
2021ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
2022Pisces, then Aries from 04:41SagittariusSagittarius
2023LeoCapricornLibra
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:09Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2025Aries, then Taurus from 03:13ScorpioSagittarius

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 2

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 2, Greenwich time.

  • 1937, annular solar eclipse at 23:05
  • 1956, partial solar eclipse at 08:00

How common is a December 2 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,182 babies were born on December 2 each year. That makes it number 152 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is about the same as 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 first part of Sagittarius

Ruled by Jupiter

Jupiter keeps the first decan for itself, so the archer's appetite comes in extra large. Generous, wise and restless, you grow by exploring, and you take others with you.

Read about the first decan of Sagittarius

Questions about December 2

What zodiac sign is December 2?

If you were born on December 2, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 2 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 2 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 2?

Each year the Sun meets Antares on your birthday. The red heart of the Scorpion, whose name means rival of Mars. In modern lore it is one of the four royal stars, the Watcher of the West. A star of passion and fearless courage.

What was the Moon sign on December 2?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 2 2023 the Moon was in Leo, and on December 2 2021 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 2?

On December 2 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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