Born on December 5

December 5 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 5, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 5 the Sun stands between 11° and 14° 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 5, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Antares

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 3 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 5 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 5 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 5, 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
1940Aquarius, then Pisces from 11:36ScorpioScorpio
1941Gemini, then Cancer from 10:22SagittariusCapricorn
1942Libra, then Scorpio from 00:07SagittariusSagittarius
1943Pisces, then Aries from 19:00SagittariusLibra
1944LeoCapricornCapricorn
1945SagittariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1946Aries, then Taurus from 15:49ScorpioScorpio
1947VirgoScorpioCapricorn
1948AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1949GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950LibraCapricornSagittarius
1951PiscesCapricornLibra
1952Cancer, then Leo from 13:23Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:09ScorpioScorpio
1954AriesSagittariusScorpio
1955Leo, then Virgo from 08:50SagittariusCapricorn
1956CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1957TaurusCapricornCapricorn
1958Virgo, then Libra from 09:31Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959AquariusScorpioLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerScorpioCapricorn
1961ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1962Pisces, then Aries from 23:18SagittariusScorpio
1963LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1964Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:54CapricornScorpio
1965Aries, then Taurus from 08:12Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1966VirgoScorpioSagittarius
1967Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:57ScorpioLibra
1968GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1969LibraSagittariusSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970PiscesCapricornScorpio
1971Cancer, then Leo from 22:17Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972SagittariusScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
1973AriesScorpioCapricorn
1974Leo, then Virgo from 10:40SagittariusSagittarius
1975CapricornSagittariusLibra
1976Taurus, then Gemini from 12:39SagittariusCapricorn
1977Virgo, then Libra from 07:18CapricornSagittarius
1978Aquarius, then Pisces from 23:37Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979Gemini, then Cancer from 04:02ScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980ScorpioScorpioScorpio
1981Pisces, then Aries from 23:49SagittariusCapricorn
1982LeoSagittariusSagittarius
1983Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 22:29CapricornLibra
1984TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1985VirgoScorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1986Capricorn, then Aquarius from 01:23ScorpioScorpio
1987GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1988Libra, then Scorpio from 12:52SagittariusScorpio
1989Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:48SagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990Cancer, then Leo from 16:00CapricornSagittarius
1991Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 01:33Sagittarius, retrogradeLibra
1992AriesScorpioCapricorn
1993Leo, then Virgo from 14:44ScorpioSagittarius
1994CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1995Taurus, then Gemini from 20:35SagittariusCapricorn
1996LibraCapricornScorpio
1997AquariusCapricornCapricorn
1998CancerSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999ScorpioScorpioLibra
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000Pisces, then Aries from 14:18SagittariusCapricorn
2001LeoSagittariusSagittarius
2002Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 13:39SagittariusScorpio
2003TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2004VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005Capricorn, then Aquarius from 03:37ScorpioCapricorn
2006GeminiScorpioSagittarius
2007Libra, then Scorpio from 18:31SagittariusLibra
2008PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2009Cancer, then Leo from 17:07SagittariusSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010SagittariusCapricornScorpio
2011AriesSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012Leo, then Virgo from 11:52ScorpioScorpio
2013CapricornSagittariusCapricorn
2014Taurus, then Gemini from 10:29SagittariusSagittarius
2015LibraSagittariusScorpio
2016AquariusCapricornCapricorn
2017CancerSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018ScorpioScorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2019Pisces, then Aries from 19:45ScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020LeoSagittariusScorpio
2021Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 11:31SagittariusCapricorn
2022TaurusSagittariusSagittarius
2023VirgoCapricornScorpio
2024Capricorn, then Aquarius from 04:21Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2025GeminiScorpioSagittarius

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 5

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 5, Greenwich time.

  • 2029, partial solar eclipse at 15:02
  • 2048, total solar eclipse at 15:34

How common is a December 5 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 11,132 babies were born on December 5 each year. That makes it number 171 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 5

What zodiac sign is December 5?

If you were born on December 5, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 5 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 5 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 5?

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 3 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 5?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 5 2025 the Moon was in Gemini, and on December 5 2023 it was in Virgo. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 5?

On December 5 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

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