Born on December 29

December 29 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 29, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On December 29 the Sun stands between 6° and 8° 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 29, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Kaus Australis

The Sun reaches Kaus Australis on December 27 every year, 2 days before 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 29 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 29 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on December 29, 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
1940CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1941TaurusCapricornAquarius
1942VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1943AquariusCapricornScorpio
1944Gemini, then Cancer from 00:44Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1945ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1946PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1947Cancer, then Leo from 11:42CapricornAquarius
1948Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 17:47CapricornSagittarius
1949Aries, then Taurus from 08:58CapricornAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Leo, then Virgo from 03:42Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1951CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1952GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1953LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1954Aquarius, then Pisces from 20:10CapricornScorpio
1955CancerCapricornAquarius
1956SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1957AriesSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1958LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1959Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:38SagittariusScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Taurus, then Gemini from 13:02CapricornAquarius
1961Virgo, then Libra from 11:27CapricornCapricorn
1962AquariusCapricornScorpio
1963Gemini, then Cancer from 22:07Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1964ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1965PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1966Cancer, then Leo from 11:58SagittariusCapricorn
1967SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1968TaurusCapricornAquarius
1969VirgoCapricornCapricorn
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1971Taurus, then Gemini from 01:39SagittariusAquarius
1972Libra, then Scorpio from 10:10SagittariusSagittarius
1973Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:10CapricornAquarius
1974CancerCapricornCapricorn
1975Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:53CapricornScorpio
1976AriesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1977LeoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1978Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 07:16SagittariusScorpio
1979TaurusSagittariusAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraCapricornSagittarius
1981AquariusCapricornAquarius
1982Gemini, then Cancer from 22:12CapricornCapricorn
1983ScorpioCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1984Pisces, then Aries from 11:50SagittariusAquarius
1985Cancer, then Leo from 06:45SagittariusCapricorn
1986SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1987Aries, then Taurus from 06:37CapricornAquarius
1988VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1989Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:38CapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Taurus, then Gemini from 03:26Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1991Libra, then Scorpio from 22:04SagittariusScorpio
1992PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1993CancerCapricornCapricorn
1994Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:46CapricornScorpio
1995AriesCapricornAquarius
1996Leo, then Virgo from 13:45Capricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1997Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:49SagittariusAquarius
1998TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1999Virgo, then Libra from 00:15SagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AquariusCapricornAquarius
2001Gemini, then Cancer from 19:40CapricornCapricorn
2002ScorpioCapricornScorpio
2003Pisces, then Aries from 18:09Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2004LeoSagittariusSagittarius
2005SagittariusSagittariusAquarius
2006Aries, then Taurus from 08:09CapricornCapricorn
2007VirgoCapricornScorpio
2008Capricorn, then Aquarius from 12:43CapricornAquarius
2009Taurus, then Gemini from 01:14Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Libra, then Scorpio from 20:50Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2011PiscesSagittariusAquarius
2012CancerSagittariusSagittarius
2013Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:37CapricornCapricorn
2014AriesCapricornCapricorn
2015Leo, then Virgo from 18:59CapricornScorpio
2016CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2017TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
2018LibraSagittariusScorpio
2019AquariusCapricornAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Gemini, then Cancer from 10:29CapricornSagittarius
2021ScorpioCapricornCapricorn
2022Pisces, then Aries from 10:37Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2023Cancer, then Leo from 00:24Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2024SagittariusSagittariusAquarius
2025Aries, then Taurus from 11:58SagittariusCapricorn

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 29

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 29, Greenwich time.

  • 1944, penumbral lunar eclipse at 14:49

How common is a December 29 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,956 babies were born on December 29 each year. That makes it number 15 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 7% more 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 29

What zodiac sign is December 29?

If you were born on December 29, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is December 29 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on December 29 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for December 29?

The Sun reaches Kaus Australis on December 27 every year, 2 days before 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 29?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 29 2024 the Moon was in Sagittarius, and on December 29 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 29?

On December 29 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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