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Born on December 11: Sagittarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Decan
- Decan 2 · Mars
- Sun degree
- 19° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 11
- Day 345 of the year
Sagittarius, decan 2
Sub-ruler: Mars
Mars puts extra fire under Sagittarius curiosity. You don’t just dream about the trip, you book it; you don’t just hold an opinion, you defend it. You are active, direct and allergic to waiting, and you get further in a weekend than many do in a month. Impatience can tip into recklessness, with words, money or safety. Sleep on the big decision. You are great at launching and less interested in maintaining, so pair up with someone who likes the steady part. Be as honest about your feelings as you are about your opinions.
Birthday number 11
Intuition runs ahead of logic for you. Born on the 11th or the 29th, you carry a master number: you pick up moods before words are spoken, get ideas that arrive whole and often inspire people without trying. Many with this number are drawn to teaching, art, counseling or anything that lifts others. The intensity has a cost: nerves run close to the surface and self-doubt can be loud. Ground yourself with simple routines, sleep and time outdoors. Your sensitivity is the point, not the problem.
Born in December
Lit windows, year-end lists and a mood swinging between celebration and reflection: December holds both, and so do its people. Sagittarius sets the tone until around the 21st with optimism, frankness and a hunger for adventure; Capricorn comes in at the winter solstice with discipline, dry humor and an eye on the long game. Turquoise, the birthstone, is treasured across cultures as a token of good fortune. Narcissus, the birth flower, blooms in the darkest weeks and stands for hope and renewal. Born as one year closes and the next begins, you may be good at both endings and beginnings.
Famous people born on December 11
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)Egyptian writer (1911–2006)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)Russian writer, publicist, poet and politician (1918–2008)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)French composer and conductor (1803–1869)
- Robert Koch (1843)German physician, bacteriologist (1843–1910)
- Max Born (1882)German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882–1970)
- John Kerry (1943)American politician and diplomat (born 1943)
- Viswanathan Anand (1969)Indian chess grandmaster
- Alfred de Musset (1810)French writer (1810–1857)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is December 11?
People born on December 11 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter.
What are people born on December 11 like?
They are born in decan 2 of Sagittarius, sub-ruled by Mars. Mars puts extra fire under Sagittarius curiosity. You don’t just dream about the trip, you book it; you don’t just hold an opinion, you defend it. You are active, direct and allergic to waiting, and you get further in a weekend than many do in a month. Impatience can tip into recklessness, with words, money or safety. Sleep on the big decision. You are great at launching and less interested in maintaining, so pair up with someone who likes the steady part. Be as honest about your feelings as you are about your opinions.
Which famous people were born on December 11?
Well-known people born on December 11 include Naguib Mahfouz, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Hector Berlioz, Robert Koch, Max Born.
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The sign is computed from the Sun's position at noon (UTC) for the years 1940–2030; on cusp dates the exact sign depends on the birth time. Decan and numerology readings are traditional symbolic descriptions.