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Born on December 17: Sagittarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Decan
- Decan 3 · Sun
- Sun degree
- 25° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 8
- Day 351 of the year
Sagittarius, decan 3
Sub-ruler: Sun
The Sun lights this stretch of Sagittarius with warmth and a natural ease with people. You are generous, open and a little theatrical, the one who turns a random Tuesday into an occasion. People trust your good intentions quickly. A dislike of criticism combined with a love of being right is the soft spot, and it can make you defend a loose claim longer than it deserves. Admit the small mistake quickly; it costs nothing. You want admiration and give it freely in love. Your confidence inspires others at work; back it with preparation and it becomes unstoppable.
Birthday number 8
Big goals don’t intimidate you; they focus you. This birthday number is linked with authority, organization and the drive to build something substantial, whether that means running a team, a company or a very well organized household. You’re good with resources and comfortable making decisions others avoid. Respect matters to you, and you usually earn it. Watch for the habit of measuring yourself only by results, which can make rest feel like failure. Success lands better when the people around you are thriving too.
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 17
- Pope Francis (1936)266th pope of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025 (1936–2025)
- Humphry Davy (1778)British chemist
- Milla Jovovich (1975)American actress (born 1975)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1942)former President of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985 and 2015 to 2025 (1942–2025)
- Manny Pacquiao (1978)Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist
- Willard Libby (1908)American physical chemist
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948)Turkish politician (born 1948)
- Chelsea Manning (1987)American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is December 17?
People born on December 17 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter.
What are people born on December 17 like?
They are born in decan 3 of Sagittarius, sub-ruled by Sun. The Sun lights this stretch of Sagittarius with warmth and a natural ease with people. You are generous, open and a little theatrical, the one who turns a random Tuesday into an occasion. People trust your good intentions quickly. A dislike of criticism combined with a love of being right is the soft spot, and it can make you defend a loose claim longer than it deserves. Admit the small mistake quickly; it costs nothing. You want admiration and give it freely in love. Your confidence inspires others at work; back it with preparation and it becomes unstoppable.
Which famous people were born on December 17?
Well-known people born on December 17 include Pope Francis, Humphry Davy, Milla Jovovich, Muhammadu Buhari, Manny Pacquiao.
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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.