Born on December 8

December 8 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 8, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 8 the Sun stands between 14° and 17° 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 8, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Antares

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 6 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 8 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 8 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 8, 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
1940AriesScorpioScorpio
1941LeoSagittariusAquarius
1942SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
1943TaurusCapricornScorpio
1944Virgo, then Libra from 20:29CapricornCapricorn
1945Capricorn, then Aquarius from 15:35Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1946GeminiScorpioScorpio
1947Libra, then Scorpio from 14:25SagittariusCapricorn
1948PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1949CancerSagittariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:17CapricornSagittarius
1951AriesCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1952Leo, then Virgo from 01:58Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953CapricornScorpioSagittarius
1954Taurus, then Gemini from 21:17SagittariusScorpio
1955LibraSagittariusCapricorn
1956Aquarius, then Pisces from 22:57CapricornScorpio
1957Gemini, then Cancer from 09:16CapricornAquarius
1958ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959Pisces, then Aries from 08:00ScorpioScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1961SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
1962Aries, then Taurus from 01:00SagittariusScorpio
1963VirgoCapricornCapricorn
1964Capricorn, then Aquarius from 02:58CapricornScorpio
1965GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1966Libra, then Scorpio from 14:18ScorpioSagittarius
1967PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1968Cancer, then Leo from 22:03SagittariusCapricorn
1969Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 05:43SagittariusSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970AriesCapricornScorpio
1971Leo, then Virgo from 06:41Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972CapricornScorpioScorpio
1973Taurus, then Gemini from 20:58ScorpioAquarius
1974LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1975AquariusSagittariusScorpio
1976Gemini, then Cancer from 00:21CapricornCapricorn
1977ScorpioCapricornSagittarius
1978Pisces, then Aries from 03:40Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979LeoScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 18:12SagittariusScorpio
1981Aries, then Taurus from 02:32SagittariusCapricorn
1982Virgo, then Libra from 18:11SagittariusSagittarius
1983Capricorn, then Aquarius from 08:40CapricornScorpio
1984GeminiSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1985Libra, then Scorpio from 16:57ScorpioSagittarius
1986PiscesScorpioScorpio
1987CancerSagittariusCapricorn
1988SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1989AriesCapricornCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1991CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1992Taurus, then Gemini from 15:37ScorpioCapricorn
1993LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1994Aquarius, then Pisces from 12:25SagittariusScorpio
1995Gemini, then Cancer from 08:45SagittariusCapricorn
1996ScorpioCapricornScorpio
1997Pisces, then Aries from 07:24Capricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1998LeoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999SagittariusScorpioScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000TaurusSagittariusAquarius
2001Virgo, then Libra from 19:57SagittariusSagittarius
2002AquariusSagittariusScorpio
2003GeminiCapricornCapricorn
2004Libra, then Scorpio from 14:44Sagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005PiscesScorpioCapricorn
2006Cancer, then Leo from 11:52SagittariusSagittarius
2007Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 07:12SagittariusScorpio
2008AriesSagittariusAquarius
2009VirgoCapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010CapricornCapricornScorpio
2011TaurusSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012LibraScorpioScorpio
2013Aquarius, then Pisces from 08:35SagittariusCapricorn
2014CancerSagittariusSagittarius
2015ScorpioSagittariusScorpio
2016Pisces, then Aries from 10:16CapricornAquarius
2017Leo, then Virgo from 23:09Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 12:02ScorpioScorpio
2019Aries, then Taurus from 07:30ScorpioCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020VirgoSagittariusScorpio
2021AquariusSagittariusCapricorn
2022GeminiCapricornSagittarius
2023LibraCapricornScorpio
2024PiscesSagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2025Cancer, then Leo from 02:48ScorpioSagittarius

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 8

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 8, Greenwich time.

  • 1946, total lunar eclipse at 17:48
  • 1965, penumbral lunar eclipse at 17:10

How common is a December 8 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,893 babies were born on December 8 each year. That makes it number 273 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 8

What zodiac sign is December 8?

If you were born on December 8, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 8 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 8 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 8?

The Sun reaches Antares on December 2 every year, 6 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 8?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 8 2024 the Moon was in Pisces, and on December 8 2023 it was in Libra. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 8?

On December 8 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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