Born on December 25

December 25 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 25, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On December 25 the Sun stands between 2° and 4° Capricorn, in the 1st decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of December 25, 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

Kaus Australis

Kaus Australis gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 27, 2 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 25 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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December 25 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on December 25, 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
1940ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1941Pisces, then Aries from 04:24CapricornAquarius
1942Cancer, then Leo from 03:36CapricornCapricorn
1943SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1944TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1945Virgo, then Libra from 23:45SagittariusSagittarius
1946Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:30SagittariusScorpio
1947Taurus, then Gemini from 10:48SagittariusAquarius
1948Libra, then Scorpio from 06:39CapricornSagittarius
1949PiscesCapricornAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950CancerCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1951ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1952Aries, then Taurus from 20:46SagittariusAquarius
1953Leo, then Virgo from 05:24SagittariusSagittarius
1954Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:41CapricornScorpio
1955TaurusCapricornAquarius
1956LibraCapricornSagittarius
1957AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1958Gemini, then Cancer from 20:33SagittariusCapricorn
1959Libra, then Scorpio from 07:01SagittariusScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesSagittariusAquarius
1961LeoCapricornSagittarius
1962SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1963Aries, then Taurus from 20:58CapricornAquarius
1964Virgo, then Libra from 12:05Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1965Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:44SagittariusAquarius
1966Taurus, then Gemini from 01:14SagittariusCapricorn
1967LibraCapricornScorpio
1968PiscesCapricornAquarius
1969CancerCapricornSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 19:28Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1971AriesSagittariusAquarius
1972VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
1973CapricornSagittariusAquarius
1974TaurusCapricornCapricorn
1975Virgo, then Libra from 09:28CapricornScorpio
1976Aquarius, then Pisces from 09:36CapricornAquarius
1977Gemini, then Cancer from 05:30Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1978Libra, then Scorpio from 01:33SagittariusScorpio
1979Pisces, then Aries from 22:41SagittariusAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LeoCapricornSagittarius
1981SagittariusCapricornAquarius
1982Aries, then Taurus from 18:37CapricornCapricorn
1983VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1984AquariusSagittariusAquarius
1985GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
1986LibraSagittariusScorpio
1987PiscesCapricornAquarius
1988Cancer, then Leo from 09:58CapricornSagittarius
1989Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 04:38CapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AriesCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1991Leo, then Virgo from 12:24SagittariusScorpio
1992CapricornSagittariusAquarius
1993TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
1994Virgo, then Libra from 12:28CapricornScorpio
1995AquariusCapricornAquarius
1996CancerCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1997ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1998PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
1999LeoSagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 08:54CapricornAquarius
2001Aries, then Taurus from 06:13CapricornSagittarius
2002VirgoCapricornScorpio
2003Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:14Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2004GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
2005LibraSagittariusAquarius
2006Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:44SagittariusCapricorn
2007Cancer, then Leo from 23:52CapricornScorpio
2008SagittariusCapricornAquarius
2009AriesCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Leo, then Virgo from 15:14Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2011CapricornSagittariusAquarius
2012Taurus, then Gemini from 07:14SagittariusSagittarius
2013Virgo, then Libra from 06:17CapricornCapricorn
2014AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2015Gemini, then Cancer from 05:27CapricornScorpio
2016ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2017PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2018LeoSagittariusScorpio
2019Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 21:46SagittariusAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020TaurusCapricornSagittarius
2021VirgoCapricornCapricorn
2022Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:14CapricornCapricorn
2023GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2024Libra, then Scorpio from 08:07SagittariusAquarius
2025Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:09SagittariusCapricorn

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 25

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 25, Greenwich time.

  • 1935, annular solar eclipse at 17:59
  • 1954, annular solar eclipse at 07:36
  • 2000, partial solar eclipse at 17:34

How common is a December 25 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 6,574 babies were born on December 25 each year. That makes it number 366 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 41% 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

Questions about December 25

What zodiac sign is December 25?

If you were born on December 25, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is December 25 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on December 25 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for December 25?

Kaus Australis gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 27, 2 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 25?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 25 2023 the Moon was in Gemini, and on December 25 2021 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 25?

On December 25 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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