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Born on December 19: Sagittarius
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Decan
- Decan 3 · Sun
- Sun degree
- 27° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 1
- Day 353 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 1
People with this birthday number tend to move first. You spot the gap, start the project, say the thing nobody else wanted to say. Independence matters to you, and being told how to do something you already understand can grate. Your gift is momentum: once you commit, others follow. The shadow side is impatience with anyone who needs more time, plus a habit of carrying everything alone. Let people help before you’re exhausted, and more of your starts will become finishes.
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 19
- Édith Piaf (1915)French singer (1915–1963)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)
- Karim Benzema (1987)French footballer (born 1987)
- Albert Abraham Michelson (1852)American physicist (1852–1931)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)President of India from 2007 to 2012
- Jake Gyllenhaal (1980)American actor (born 1980)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)King of Spain from 1700 to 1746 (1683–1746)
- Lee Myung-bak (1941)President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is December 19?
People born on December 19 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter.
What are people born on December 19 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 19?
Well-known people born on December 19 include Édith Piaf, Leonid Brezhnev, Karim Benzema, Albert Abraham Michelson, Pratibha Patil.
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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.