Born on December 3

December 3 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 3, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 3 the Sun stands between 9° and 12° Sagittarius, in the 2nd decan of the sign.

Across all the years 1930 to 2050, the Sun was in Sagittarius for the whole of December 3, 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

Every year on December 2, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Antares. 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 3 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 3 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 3, 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
1940Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:13ScorpioScorpio
1941GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1942LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1943Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:36SagittariusLibra
1944Cancer, then Leo from 21:53CapricornCapricorn
1945Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 17:30Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1946Pisces, then Aries from 12:06ScorpioScorpio
1947LeoScorpioCapricorn
1948CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1949TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
1951AquariusCapricornLibra
1952Gemini, then Cancer from 03:09Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1954PiscesScorpioScorpio
1955Cancer, then Leo from 06:08SagittariusCapricorn
1956Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:36SagittariusScorpio
1957Aries, then Taurus from 17:48CapricornCapricorn
1958Leo, then Virgo from 05:18Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959Capricorn, then Aquarius from 20:35Scorpio, retrogradeLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiScorpioCapricorn
1961LibraSagittariusScorpio
1962Aquarius, then Pisces from 19:54SagittariusScorpio
1963CancerSagittariusCapricorn
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:24CapricornScorpio
1965AriesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1966LeoScorpioSagittarius
1967Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 02:25ScorpioLibra
1968Taurus, then Gemini from 21:06SagittariusCapricorn
1969Virgo, then Libra from 19:17SagittariusScorpio
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AquariusCapricornScorpio
1971Gemini, then Cancer from 17:51Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1973PiscesScorpioCapricorn
1974Cancer, then Leo from 08:32SagittariusSagittarius
1975SagittariusSagittariusLibra
1976TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1977VirgoCapricornScorpio
1978Capricorn, then Aquarius from 21:36Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979GeminiScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Libra, then Scorpio from 20:01ScorpioScorpio
1981Aquarius, then Pisces from 17:16SagittariusCapricorn
1982CancerSagittariusSagittarius
1983Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 14:57SagittariusLibra
1984AriesCapricornCapricorn
1985LeoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1986Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:29ScorpioScorpio
1987TaurusScorpioCapricorn
1988Virgo, then Libra from 00:56SagittariusScorpio
1989AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Gemini, then Cancer from 15:28CapricornSagittarius
1991ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1992Pisces, then Aries from 21:49ScorpioCapricorn
1993Cancer, then Leo from 09:33ScorpioSagittarius
1994SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1995Aries, then Taurus from 09:40SagittariusCapricorn
1996VirgoSagittariusScorpio
1997Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:58CapricornCapricorn
1998GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999LibraScorpioLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aquarius, then Pisces from 03:23ScorpioCapricorn
2001CancerSagittariusSagittarius
2002Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 11:58SagittariusScorpio
2003AriesCapricornCapricorn
2004Leo, then Virgo from 23:01Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:42Scorpio, retrogradeCapricorn
2006TaurusScorpioSagittarius
2007Virgo, then Libra from 06:01SagittariusLibra
2008AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
2009Gemini, then Cancer from 16:01SagittariusSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010ScorpioCapricornScorpio
2011PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012Cancer, then Leo from 01:57ScorpioScorpio
2013SagittariusScorpioCapricorn
2014Aries, then Taurus from 05:15SagittariusSagittarius
2015VirgoSagittariusLibra
2016Capricorn, then Aquarius from 19:44CapricornCapricorn
2017GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018Libra, then Scorpio from 19:55Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2019Aquarius, then Pisces from 07:11ScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerSagittariusScorpio
2021Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:13SagittariusCapricorn
2022AriesSagittariusSagittarius
2023LeoCapricornLibra
2024CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2025TaurusScorpioSagittarius

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 3 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,142 babies were born on December 3 each year. That makes it number 167 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 second part of Sagittarius

Ruled by Mars

Mars sharpens the arrow. You are bold, competitive and quick to defend what you believe.

Read about the second decan of Sagittarius

Questions about December 3

What zodiac sign is December 3?

If you were born on December 3, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 3 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 3 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 3?

Every year on December 2, the eve of your birthday, the Sun passes Antares. 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 3?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 3 2025 the Moon was in Taurus, and on December 3 2024 it was in Capricorn. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 3?

On December 3 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.

Everything about SagittariusExact Sagittarius dates every yearAll birthdays

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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