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Born on December 2: Sagittarius

Quick facts

Sign
♐︎ Sagittarius
Element
Fire
Modality
Mutable
Ruler
Jupiter
Decan
Decan 2 · Mars
Sun degree
10° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
Birthday number
2
Day 336 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 2

Harmony is your home base. You read a room quickly, notice who has gone quiet and find the middle ground before anyone else realizes there was a disagreement. Partnerships suit you: a good collaborator brings out your best work. Patience and tact are real strengths, not soft ones. The catch is that you can swallow your own opinion to keep the peace, then feel unseen. Practice saying what you want in plain words; the people who matter will be glad to hear it.

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.

What Zodiac Sign Is December?

Famous people born on December 2

  1. Britney Spears (1981)American singer, songwriter, actress and model (born 1981)
  2. Maria Meneghini Callas (1923)American-Greek operatic soprano (1923–1977)
  3. Nelly Furtado (1978)Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
  4. Pedro II of Brazil (1825)2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)
  5. Georges Seurat (1859)French painter (1859-1891)
  6. Lucy Liu (1968)American actress (born 1968)
  7. Otto Dix (1891)German painter and printmaker (1891–1969)
  8. Monica Seles (1973)Yugoslav and American tennis player

Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.

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Frequently asked questions

What zodiac sign is December 2?

People born on December 2 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter.

What are people born on December 2 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 2?

Well-known people born on December 2 include Britney Spears, Maria Meneghini Callas, Nelly Furtado, Pedro II of Brazil, Georges Seurat.

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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.