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Born on December 20: Sagittarius

Quick facts

Sign
♐︎ Sagittarius
Element
Fire
Modality
Mutable
Ruler
Jupiter
Decan
Decan 3 · Sun
Sun degree
28° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
Birthday number
2
Day 354 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 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.

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Famous people born on December 20

  1. Kylian Mbappé (1998)French footballer (born 1998)
  2. Binali Yıldırım (1955)Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1955)
  3. Martin Schulz (1955)German politician
  4. Ashley Cole (1980)English association football player (born 1980)
  5. Kim Young-sam (1927)President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998
  6. Kim Ki-duk (1960)South Korean film director (1960–2020)
  7. Jaroslav Heyrovský (1890)Czech chemist (1890-1967)
  8. Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (1956)President of Mauritania from 2009 to 2019

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

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Frequently asked questions

What zodiac sign is December 20?

People born on December 20 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter.

What are people born on December 20 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 20?

Well-known people born on December 20 include Kylian Mbappé, Binali Yıldırım, Martin Schulz, Ashley Cole, Kim Young-sam.

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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.