Born on December 23

December 23 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 23, your Sun sign is Sagittarius or Capricorn. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Born at the turning of the light, climbing toward the coming spring.

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On December 23 the Sun is crossing the last degree of Sagittarius into the first degree of Capricorn.

In 100% of years the Sun had already reached Capricorn by midday on December 23 in Greenwich. Your exact birth year, time and place decide which side you were born on.

Find your exact Sun degree

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

Kaus Australis

Kaus Australis gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 27, 4 days after your birthday. The bow of the Archer, drawn back toward the heart of our galaxy. A star of aim and focus, for people who know exactly what they want.

Kaus Australis sits at 5° Capricorn.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On December 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Sagittarius, the archer, even though the sign is Capricorn. Astrologers' signs follow the seasons, and over two thousand years the seasons have slipped about a whole sign against the stars.

See the real sky behind your whole chart

December 23 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Moon, Mercury and Venus keep moving too. 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
1940LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1941PiscesCapricornAquarius
1942CancerCapricornCapricorn
1943ScorpioCapricornScorpio
1944AriesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1945Leo, then Virgo from 14:44SagittariusSagittarius
1946Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:51SagittariusScorpio
1947Aries, then Taurus from 06:12SagittariusCapricorn
1948Virgo, then Libra from 03:00CapricornSagittarius
1949AquariusCapricornAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1951Libra, then Scorpio from 23:39Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1952Pisces, then Aries from 16:30SagittariusAquarius
1953LeoSagittariusSagittarius
1954SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1955AriesCapricornCapricorn
1956VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1957Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:19Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1958Taurus, then Gemini from 10:09SagittariusCapricorn
1959Virgo, then Libra from 02:29SagittariusScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1961CancerCapricornSagittarius
1962ScorpioCapricornScorpio
1963Pisces, then Aries from 17:41CapricornCapricorn
1964Leo, then Virgo from 07:42Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1965CapricornSagittariusAquarius
1966TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1967VirgoSagittariusScorpio
1968Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:01CapricornAquarius
1969Gemini, then Cancer from 14:09CapricornSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Libra, then Scorpio from 11:27Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1971PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1972LeoSagittariusSagittarius
1973SagittariusSagittariusAquarius
1974AriesCapricornCapricorn
1975Leo, then Virgo from 06:28CapricornScorpio
1976Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:49CapricornAquarius
1977GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1978LibraSagittariusScorpio
1979Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:50SagittariusAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Cancer, then Leo from 21:34SagittariusSagittarius
1981Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:12CapricornAquarius
1982Pisces, then Aries from 11:35CapricornCapricorn
1983LeoCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1984CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1985TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
1986VirgoSagittariusScorpio
1987AquariusCapricornAquarius
1988Gemini, then Cancer from 02:35CapricornSagittarius
1989ScorpioCapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990PiscesCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1991Cancer, then Leo from 11:39SagittariusScorpio
1992Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:05SagittariusAquarius
1993Aries, then Taurus from 13:05SagittariusSagittarius
1994Leo, then Virgo from 06:01CapricornScorpio
1995CapricornCapricornAquarius
1996GeminiCapricornSagittarius
1997LibraSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1998Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:45SagittariusCapricorn
1999CancerSagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000SagittariusCapricornAquarius
2001AriesCapricornSagittarius
2002LeoCapricornScorpio
2003Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:56Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2004Taurus, then Gemini from 16:33SagittariusSagittarius
2005Virgo, then Libra from 15:27SagittariusAquarius
2006AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
2007Gemini, then Cancer from 22:19CapricornScorpio
2008ScorpioCapricornAquarius
2009PiscesCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Cancer, then Leo from 12:51Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2011SagittariusSagittariusAquarius
2012TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
2013VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
2014CapricornCapricornCapricorn
2015Taurus, then Gemini from 02:31CapricornScorpio
2016Libra, then Scorpio from 14:33Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2017Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:42SagittariusSagittarius
2018CancerSagittariusScorpio
2019Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:35SagittariusAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020AriesCapricornSagittarius
2021LeoCapricornCapricorn
2022Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:50CapricornCapricorn
2023TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2024LibraSagittariusAquarius
2025AquariusSagittariusSagittarius

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

How common is a December 23 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,338 babies were born on December 23 each year. That makes it number 352 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% fewer than an average day.

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The Capricorn in you

Your gift

Resilience. You make long, patient work look effortless.

Your growing edge

Rest. You may need permission to stop climbing, so take it.

Your decan, the first part of Capricorn

Ruled by Saturn

Saturn is in charge of the sign and its opening decan alike. Ambitious, responsible and drily funny, you were old as a child and grow younger with age.

Read about the first decan of Capricorn

Born before the Sun reached Capricorn? Your story still belongs to Sagittarius. Read your Sagittarius birthday

When the Sun changed sign, year by year

Every year the Sun crossed from Sagittarius into Capricorn around December 23. Times are Greenwich time (UTC), so add or subtract your birthplace's offset. Find your year to see which side you were born on.

1930Dec 22, 13:39
1931Dec 22, 19:29
1934Dec 22, 12:49
1935Dec 22, 18:36
1938Dec 22, 12:13
1939Dec 22, 18:05
1942Dec 22, 11:39
1943Dec 22, 17:29
1946Dec 22, 10:53
1947Dec 22, 16:42
1950Dec 22, 10:13
1951Dec 22, 16:00
1955Dec 22, 15:11
1959Dec 22, 14:34
1963Dec 22, 14:01
1967Dec 22, 13:16
1971Dec 22, 12:23
1975Dec 22, 11:45
1979Dec 22, 11:09
1983Dec 22, 10:30

Questions about December 23

What zodiac sign is December 23?

If you were born on December 23, your Sun sign is Sagittarius or Capricorn. This is a cusp day, when the Sun crosses from one sign into the next at a different hour each year.

Is December 23 a cusp birthday?

Yes. The Sun moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn around this day, at a different hour each year, so people born on December 23 can be either sign. Check your birth year above to see which you are.

What is the birthday star for December 23?

Kaus Australis gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 27, 4 days after your birthday. The bow of the Archer, drawn back toward the heart of our galaxy. A star of aim and focus, for people who know exactly what they want.

What was the Moon sign on December 23?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 23 2025 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on December 23 2024 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 23?

On December 23 the Sun stands in front of the stars of Sagittarius, the archer, even though the sign is Capricorn. 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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