Born on December 26

December 26 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 26, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On December 26 the Sun stands between 3° and 5° 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 26, 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

The day after your birthday, December 27, is when the Sun meets Kaus Australis each year. 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 26 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 26 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on December 26, 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
1940Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 06:37SagittariusSagittarius
1941AriesCapricornAquarius
1942LeoCapricornCapricorn
1943Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 20:24CapricornScorpio
1944Taurus, then Gemini from 20:26Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1945LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1946AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1947GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1948ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
1949Pisces, then Aries from 20:05CapricornAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Cancer, then Leo from 17:46Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1951Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:27Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1952TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1953VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
1954CapricornCapricornScorpio
1955Taurus, then Gemini from 17:34CapricornAquarius
1956Libra, then Scorpio from 11:09CapricornSagittarius
1957Aquarius, then Pisces from 01:41Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1958CancerSagittariusCapricorn
1959ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960AriesSagittariusAquarius
1961Leo, then Virgo from 22:30CapricornSagittarius
1962Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 14:19CapricornScorpio
1963TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1964LibraSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1965AquariusSagittariusAquarius
1966GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1967Libra, then Scorpio from 10:36CapricornScorpio
1968Pisces, then Aries from 05:02CapricornAquarius
1969Cancer, then Leo from 02:22CapricornSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970SagittariusCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1971Aries, then Taurus from 23:45SagittariusAquarius
1972Virgo, then Libra from 23:22SagittariusSagittarius
1973Capricorn, then Aquarius from 22:43SagittariusAquarius
1974Taurus, then Gemini from 13:16CapricornCapricorn
1975LibraCapricornScorpio
1976PiscesCapricornAquarius
1977CancerSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1978ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
1979AriesSagittariusAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Leo, then Virgo from 04:33CapricornSagittarius
1981Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:00CapricornAquarius
1982TaurusCapricornCapricorn
1983Virgo, then Libra from 11:19Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1984AquariusSagittariusAquarius
1985Gemini, then Cancer from 20:45SagittariusSagittarius
1986Libra, then Scorpio from 11:07SagittariusScorpio
1987PiscesCapricornAquarius
1988LeoCapricornSagittarius
1989SagittariusCapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990AriesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1991VirgoSagittariusScorpio
1992Capricorn, then Aquarius from 05:44SagittariusAquarius
1993Taurus, then Gemini from 00:46SagittariusSagittarius
1994LibraCapricornScorpio
1995Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:45CapricornAquarius
1996CancerCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1997Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:08Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1998Pisces, then Aries from 03:04SagittariusCapricorn
1999Leo, then Virgo from 18:35SagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000CapricornCapricornAquarius
2001TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2002Virgo, then Libra from 15:54CapricornScorpio
2003AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2004Gemini, then Cancer from 04:38SagittariusSagittarius
2005Libra, then Scorpio from 02:04SagittariusAquarius
2006PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2007LeoCapricornScorpio
2008Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:56CapricornAquarius
2009Aries, then Taurus from 20:27CapricornCapricorn
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2011Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:15SagittariusAquarius
2012GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
2013LibraCapricornCapricorn
2014Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:07CapricornCapricorn
2015CancerCapricornScorpio
2016Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 03:19Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2017Pisces, then Aries from 00:27SagittariusCapricorn
2018Leo, then Virgo from 17:50SagittariusScorpio
2019CapricornSagittariusAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Taurus, then Gemini from 23:33CapricornSagittarius
2021Virgo, then Libra from 16:24CapricornCapricorn
2022AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2023Gemini, then Cancer from 15:16Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2024ScorpioSagittariusAquarius
2025PiscesSagittariusCapricorn

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 26

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 26, Greenwich time.

  • 2019, annular solar eclipse at 05:17
  • 2038, total solar eclipse at 00:58

How common is a December 26 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 9,543 babies were born on December 26 each year. That makes it number 361 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 14% 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 26

What zodiac sign is December 26?

If you were born on December 26, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is December 26 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on December 26 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for December 26?

The day after your birthday, December 27, is when the Sun meets Kaus Australis each year. 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 26?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 26 2025 the Moon was in Pisces, and on December 26 2024 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 26?

On December 26 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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