Born on December 6

December 6 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 6, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 6 the Sun stands between 12° and 15° 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 6, 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

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 4 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 6 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 6 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 6, 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
1940PiscesScorpioScorpio
1941CancerSagittariusAquarius
1942ScorpioSagittariusSagittarius
1943AriesSagittariusLibra
1944Leo, then Virgo from 08:04CapricornCapricorn
1945Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 05:24Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1946TaurusScorpioScorpio
1947Virgo, then Libra from 08:14ScorpioCapricorn
1948AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1949Gemini, then Cancer from 23:32SagittariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Libra, then Scorpio from 07:20CapricornSagittarius
1951Pisces, then Aries from 23:18CapricornLibra
1952LeoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953SagittariusScorpioSagittarius
1954Aries, then Taurus from 21:23SagittariusScorpio
1955VirgoSagittariusCapricorn
1956Capricorn, then Aquarius from 10:17SagittariusScorpio
1957Taurus, then Gemini from 03:01CapricornCapricorn
1958LibraSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959Aquarius, then Pisces from 00:17ScorpioLibra
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960CancerScorpioCapricorn
1961Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 20:25SagittariusSagittarius
1962AriesSagittariusScorpio
1963Leo, then Virgo from 17:27CapricornCapricorn
1964CapricornCapricornScorpio
1965TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1966Virgo, then Libra from 11:44ScorpioSagittarius
1967AquariusSagittariusLibra
1968Gemini, then Cancer from 09:44SagittariusCapricorn
1969Libra, then Scorpio from 02:31SagittariusSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970PiscesCapricornScorpio
1971LeoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972SagittariusScorpioScorpio
1973Aries, then Taurus from 19:09ScorpioCapricorn
1974VirgoSagittariusSagittarius
1975Capricorn, then Aquarius from 17:12SagittariusLibra
1976GeminiCapricornCapricorn
1977LibraCapricornSagittarius
1978PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979CancerScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:58SagittariusScorpio
1981AriesSagittariusCapricorn
1982Leo, then Virgo from 13:33SagittariusSagittarius
1983CapricornCapricornLibra
1984TaurusCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1985Virgo, then Libra from 14:34Scorpio, retrogradeSagittarius
1986AquariusScorpioScorpio
1987Gemini, then Cancer from 17:20SagittariusCapricorn
1988ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
1989PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990LeoCapricornSagittarius
1991SagittariusSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1992Aries, then Taurus from 08:17ScorpioCapricorn
1993VirgoScorpioSagittarius
1994Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:52SagittariusScorpio
1995GeminiSagittariusCapricorn
1996LibraCapricornScorpio
1997Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:08CapricornCapricorn
1998Cancer, then Leo from 23:56Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 15:28ScorpioScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000AriesSagittariusCapricorn
2001Leo, then Virgo from 17:11SagittariusSagittarius
2002CapricornSagittariusScorpio
2003TaurusCapricornCapricorn
2004Virgo, then Libra from 08:47Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005AquariusScorpioCapricorn
2006Gemini, then Cancer from 06:01ScorpioSagittarius
2007ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
2008PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2009LeoCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 23:16CapricornScorpio
2011Aries, then Taurus from 14:35Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012VirgoScorpioScorpio
2013Capricorn, then Aquarius from 06:54SagittariusCapricorn
2014GeminiSagittariusSagittarius
2015LibraSagittariusScorpio
2016Aquarius, then Pisces from 04:31CapricornCapricorn
2017Cancer, then Leo from 20:38Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 02:49Scorpio, retrogradeScorpio
2019AriesScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Leo, then Virgo from 19:47SagittariusScorpio
2021CapricornSagittariusCapricorn
2022Taurus, then Gemini from 20:49SagittariusSagittarius
2023Virgo, then Libra from 16:35CapricornScorpio
2024AquariusSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2025Gemini, then Cancer from 01:55ScorpioSagittarius

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 6 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,958 babies were born on December 6 each year. That makes it number 234 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 2% 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 6

What zodiac sign is December 6?

If you were born on December 6, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 6 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 6 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 6?

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 4 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 6?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 6 2024 the Moon was in Aquarius, and on December 6 2021 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 6?

On December 6 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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