Born on December 9

December 9 zodiac sign

If you were born on December 9, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

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

FireMutableJupiter

On December 9 the Sun stands between 15° and 18° 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 9, wherever in the world you were born.

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Your birthday star

Rasalhague

Rasalhague gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 14, 5 days after your birthday. The head of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer and first healer of the old myths. A star for healers, carers and lifelong students.

Rasalhague sits at 22° Sagittarius.

The stars truly behind your Sun

On December 9 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 9 in every year from 1940 to 2025

The Sun is in Sagittarius on December 9, 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
1942Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 01:07SagittariusSagittarius
1943TaurusCapricornScorpio
1944LibraCapricornCapricorn
1945AquariusSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1946Gemini, then Cancer from 15:50ScorpioScorpio
1947ScorpioSagittariusCapricorn
1948Pisces, then Aries from 17:30SagittariusScorpio
1949Cancer, then Leo from 07:28SagittariusAquarius
The 1950s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1950SagittariusCapricornSagittarius
1951Aries, then Taurus from 07:05Capricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1952VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1953Capricorn, then Aquarius from 23:00ScorpioSagittarius
1954GeminiSagittariusScorpio
1955LibraSagittariusCapricorn
1956PiscesCapricornScorpio
1957CancerCapricornAquarius
1958Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:02Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1959AriesScorpioScorpio
The 1960s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1960Leo, then Virgo from 19:14SagittariusCapricorn
1961Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 00:31SagittariusSagittarius
1962TaurusSagittariusScorpio
1963Virgo, then Libra from 02:22CapricornCapricorn
1964AquariusCapricorn, retrogradeScorpio
1965Gemini, then Cancer from 15:57Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1966ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1967Pisces, then Aries from 21:44SagittariusScorpio
1968LeoSagittariusCapricorn
1969SagittariusSagittariusSagittarius
The 1970s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1970Aries, then Taurus from 04:25CapricornScorpio
1971VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
1972Capricorn, then Aquarius from 16:54ScorpioScorpio
1973GeminiSagittariusAquarius
1974Libra, then Scorpio from 18:14SagittariusSagittarius
1975Aquarius, then Pisces from 02:52SagittariusScorpio
1976CancerCapricornCapricorn
1977Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 12:22CapricornSagittarius
1978AriesSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1979Leo, then Virgo from 23:33ScorpioCapricorn
The 1980s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1980CapricornSagittariusScorpio
1981TaurusSagittariusAquarius
1982LibraSagittariusSagittarius
1983AquariusCapricornScorpio
1984Gemini, then Cancer from 11:57Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
1985ScorpioScorpioSagittarius
1986Pisces, then Aries from 09:49ScorpioScorpio
1987Cancer, then Leo from 04:41SagittariusCapricorn
1988SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
1989Aries, then Taurus from 06:59CapricornCapricorn
The 1990s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
1990VirgoCapricornSagittarius
1991CapricornSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
1992GeminiScorpioAquarius
1993Libra, then Scorpio from 20:05SagittariusSagittarius
1994PiscesSagittariusScorpio
1995CancerSagittariusCapricorn
1996Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 08:59CapricornScorpio
1997AriesCapricorn, retrogradeCapricorn
1998Leo, then Virgo from 06:22Sagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
1999Sagittarius, then Capricorn from 04:14ScorpioScorpio
The 2000s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2000TaurusSagittariusAquarius
2001LibraSagittariusSagittarius
2002AquariusCapricornScorpio
2003GeminiCapricornCapricorn
2004ScorpioSagittarius, retrogradeScorpio
2005Pisces, then Aries from 09:02ScorpioCapricorn
2006LeoSagittariusSagittarius
2007SagittariusSagittariusScorpio
2008Aries, then Taurus from 06:53SagittariusAquarius
2009Virgo, then Libra from 22:48CapricornSagittarius
The 2010s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2010Capricorn, then Aquarius from 07:31CapricornScorpio
2011Taurus, then Gemini from 02:53Sagittarius, retrogradeCapricorn
2012Libra, then Scorpio from 21:51ScorpioScorpio
2013PiscesSagittariusCapricorn
2014CancerSagittariusSagittarius
2015Scorpio, then Sagittarius from 22:26SagittariusScorpio
2016AriesCapricornAquarius
2017VirgoSagittarius, retrogradeSagittarius
2018CapricornScorpioScorpio
2019TaurusSagittariusCapricorn
The 2020s
YearMoonMercuryVenus
2020Virgo, then Libra from 00:02SagittariusScorpio
2021Aquarius, then Pisces from 14:54SagittariusCapricorn
2022Gemini, then Cancer from 07:49CapricornSagittarius
2023Libra, then Scorpio from 03:35CapricornScorpio
2024Pisces, then Aries from 13:38Sagittarius, retrogradeAquarius
2025LeoScorpioSagittarius

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 9

Between 1930 and 2050, these eclipses fell on December 9, Greenwich time.

  • 1992, total lunar eclipse at 23:44
  • 2030, penumbral lunar eclipse at 22:27

How common is a December 9 birthday?

In US birth records from 1994 to 2014, an average of 10,849 babies were born on December 9 each year. That makes it number 293 of 366 birthdays, where 1 is the most common. That is 3% 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 9

What zodiac sign is December 9?

If you were born on December 9, your Sun sign is Sagittarius.

Is December 9 a cusp birthday?

No. The Sun is in Sagittarius all day on December 9 in every year between 1930 and 2050, so everyone born on this day is a Sagittarius.

What is the birthday star for December 9?

Rasalhague gets its yearly visit from the Sun on December 14, 5 days after your birthday. The head of Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer and first healer of the old myths. A star for healers, carers and lifelong students.

What was the Moon sign on December 9?

It depends on the year, because the Moon changes sign about every two and a half days. On December 9 2025 the Moon was in Leo, and on December 9 2019 it was in Taurus. Find your year in the table above, and add your birth time for the exact sign.

What constellation is the Sun in on December 9?

On December 9 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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