The second decan of Sagittarius

What the second decan of Sagittarius is like

Mars sharpens the arrow. You are bold, competitive and quick to defend what you believe.

Mars rules this decan because it rules Aries, a fire sign like Sagittarius.

The Sagittarius underneath

Sagittarius season carries the year toward the longest night in the north, like a fire lit against the dark. You are a seeker at heart, happiest with a packed bag and a big question. Your honesty can be startling and your optimism is catching, and people walk a little further down the road because you believed it was worth it.

Birthdays in the second decan of Sagittarius

These birthdays fall in the second decan in most years. On the days at either end, the year and your birth time can move you into the decan next door.

• December 3
• December 4
• December 5
• December 6
• December 7
• December 8
• December 9
• December 10
• December 11

The other decans of Sagittarius

• The first decan of SagittariusRuled by Jupiter
• The third decan of SagittariusRuled by the Sun

How decans work

Each sign is thirty degrees of the zodiac, split into three decans of ten degrees, so the Sun spends about ten days in each. Hali uses the modern decan rulers, where each decan borrows the ruler of a sign of the same element. The older Chaldean system of Hellenistic astrology hands the decans to the seven classical planets in a fixed order instead, so some books name a different ruler.

Questions about the second decan of Sagittarius