Born on December 30

December 30 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 30, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

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

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On December 30 the Sun stands between 7° and 9° 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 30, 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 Sun reaches Kaus Australis on December 27 every year, 3 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 30 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 30 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Capricorn on December 30, 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 13:09CapricornSagittarius
1941Taurus, then Gemini from 04:28CapricornAquarius
1942Virgo, then Libra from 02:45CapricornCapricorn
1943Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:17CapricornScorpio
1944CancerSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1945ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1946Pisces, then Aries from 19:31SagittariusScorpio
1947LeoCapricornAquarius
1948CapricornCapricornSagittarius
1949TaurusCapricornAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1951Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:36SagittariusScorpio
1952Gemini, then Cancer from 10:54SagittariusAquarius
1953Libra, then Scorpio from 05:43SagittariusCapricorn
1954PiscesCapricornScorpio
1955Cancer, then Leo from 16:36CapricornAquarius
1956SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1957AriesSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1958Leo, then Virgo from 10:41SagittariusCapricorn
1959CapricornSagittariusScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960GeminiCapricornAquarius
1961LibraCapricornCapricorn
1962AquariusCapricornScorpio
1963CancerCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1964Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:21SagittariusSagittarius
1965Pisces, then Aries from 07:40SagittariusAquarius
1966LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1967Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:11CapricornScorpio
1968TaurusCapricornAquarius
1969VirgoCapricornCapricorn
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:24Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1971GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1972ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1973PiscesCapricornAquarius
1974Cancer, then Leo from 17:05CapricornCapricorn
1975SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1976Aries, then Taurus from 06:44Capricorn, retrogradeAquarius
1977Leo, then Virgo from 05:14Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1978CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1979Taurus, then Gemini from 06:32SagittariusAquarius
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980LibraCapricornSagittarius
1981Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:01CapricornAquarius
1982CancerCapricornCapricorn
1983Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:44Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1984AriesSagittariusAquarius
1985LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1986Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:54CapricornScorpio
1987TaurusCapricornAquarius
1988Virgo, then Libra from 09:10CapricornSagittarius
1989AquariusCapricornAquarius
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1991ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
1992PiscesSagittariusAquarius
1993Cancer, then Leo from 16:00CapricornCapricorn
1994SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1995Aries, then Taurus from 15:21CapricornAquarius
1996VirgoCapricorn, retrogradeSagittarius
1997CapricornSagittariusAquarius
1998Taurus, then Gemini from 07:22SagittariusCapricorn
1999LibraSagittariusScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Aquarius, then Pisces from 10:27CapricornAquarius
2001CancerCapricornCapricorn
2002Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 21:02CapricornScorpio
2003AriesCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2004LeoSagittariusSagittarius
2005Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:36SagittariusAquarius
2006TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2007Virgo, then Libra from 13:38CapricornScorpio
2008AquariusCapricornAquarius
2009GeminiCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
2011PiscesSagittariusAquarius
2012Cancer, then Leo from 07:46SagittariusSagittarius
2013SagittariusCapricornCapricorn
2014Aries, then Taurus from 10:56CapricornCapricorn
2015VirgoCapricornSagittarius
2016CapricornCapricorn, retrogradeAquarius
2017Taurus, then Gemini from 08:31SagittariusCapricorn
2018LibraSagittariusScorpio
2019Aquarius, then Pisces from 15:42CapricornAquarius
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020CancerCapricornSagittarius
2021Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 23:09CapricornCapricorn
2022AriesCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
2023LeoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2024Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:38SagittariusAquarius
2025TaurusSagittariusCapricorn

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 30

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 30, Greenwich time.

  • 1963, total lunar eclipse at 11:06
  • 1982, total lunar eclipse at 11:28
  • 2001, penumbral lunar eclipse at 10:29

How common is a December 30 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,889 babies were born on December 30 each year. That makes it number 23 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 30

What zodiac sign is December 30?

If you were born on December 30, your Sun sign is Capricorn.

Is December 30 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Capricorn all day on December 30 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Capricorn.

What is the birthday star for December 30?

The Sun reaches Kaus Australis on December 27 every year, 3 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 30?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 30 2025 the Moon was in Taurus, and on December 30 2023 it was in Leo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 30?

On December 30 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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