Born on December 4

December 4 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 4, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 4 the Sun stands between 10° and 13° 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 4, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Antares

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 2 days before your birthday. 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 4 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 4 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 4, 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
1940AquariusScorpioScorpio
1941GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1942LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1943PiscesSagittariusLibra
1944LeoCapricornCapricorn
1945SagittariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1946AriesScorpioScorpio
1947Leo, then Virgo from 04:24ScorpioCapricorn
1948Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:32SagittariusScorpio
1949Taurus, then Gemini from 13:29SagittariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Virgo, then Libra from 04:29SagittariusSagittarius
1951Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:08CapricornLibra
1952CancerSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1954Pisces, then Aries from 19:35SagittariusScorpio
1955LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1956CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1957TaurusCapricornCapricorn
1958VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959AquariusScorpioLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Gemini, then Cancer from 17:52ScorpioCapricorn
1961Libra, then Scorpio from 13:30SagittariusScorpio
1962PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1963Cancer, then Leo from 12:20SagittariusCapricorn
1964SagittariusCapricornScorpio
1965AriesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1966Leo, then Virgo from 08:48ScorpioSagittarius
1967CapricornScorpioLibra
1968GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1969LibraSagittariusScorpio
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aquarius, then Pisces from 21:56CapricornScorpio
1971CancerSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 16:23Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1973Pisces, then Aries from 13:50ScorpioCapricorn
1974LeoSagittariusSagittarius
1975Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 10:59SagittariusLibra
1976TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1977VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1978AquariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979GeminiScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1981PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
1982Cancer, then Leo from 11:27SagittariusSagittarius
1983SagittariusCapricornLibra
1984Aries, then Taurus from 16:21CapricornCapricorn
1985Leo, then Virgo from 09:14Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1986CapricornScorpioScorpio
1987Taurus, then Gemini from 08:14SagittariusCapricorn
1988LibraSagittariusScorpio
1989AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990CancerCapricornSagittarius
1991ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1992AriesScorpioCapricorn
1993LeoScorpioSagittarius
1994Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:43SagittariusScorpio
1995TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
1996Virgo, then Libra from 18:24SagittariusScorpio
1997AquariusCapricornCapricorn
1998Gemini, then Cancer from 21:28Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999Libra, then Scorpio from 03:36ScorpioLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2001Cancer, then Leo from 14:16SagittariusSagittarius
2002SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
2003Aries, then Taurus from 22:30CapricornCapricorn
2004VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005CapricornScorpioCapricorn
2006Taurus, then Gemini from 03:06ScorpioSagittarius
2007LibraSagittariusLibra
2008Aquarius, then Pisces from 18:24SagittariusCapricorn
2009CancerSagittariusSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 18:00CapricornScorpio
2011Pisces, then Aries from 01:52Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012LeoScorpioScorpio
2013Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 06:50ScorpioCapricorn
2014TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
2015Virgo, then Libra from 22:34SagittariusLibra
2016AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2017Gemini, then Cancer from 20:37Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2019PiscesScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Cancer, then Leo from 12:53SagittariusScorpio
2021SagittariusSagittariusCapricorn
2022Aries, then Taurus from 11:38SagittariusSagittarius
2023Leo, then Virgo from 03:51CapricornLibra
2024CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2025Taurus, then Gemini from 02:49ScorpioSagittarius

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 4

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 4, Greenwich time.

  • 1964, partial solar eclipse at 01:31
  • 1983, annular solar eclipse at 12:30
  • 2002, total solar eclipse at 07:31
  • 2021, total solar eclipse at 07:33

How common is a December 4 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,981 babies were born on December 4 each year. That makes it number 226 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 1% fewer than 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 4

What zodiac sign is December 4?

If you were born on December 4, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 4 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 4 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 4?

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 2 days before your birthday. 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 4?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 4 2024 the Moon was in Capricorn, and on December 4 2021 it was in Sagittarius. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 4?

On December 4 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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