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Born on December 21: Sagittarius or Capricorn
Quick facts
- Sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
- Element
- Fire
- Modality
- Mutable
- Ruler
- Jupiter
- Decan
- Decan 3 · Sun
- Sun degree
- 29° Sagittarius (noon, averaged over the years)
- Birthday number
- 3
- Day 355 of the year
On the cusp: it depends on the year and the hour
Between 1940 and 2030, people born on this date were Sagittarius in 85 years and Capricorn in 6 years. On the day the Sun changes sign the hour decides; calculate with your birth time for a definite answer.
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 3
Words, color and laughter follow you around. This number belongs to storytellers, hosts and anyone who can turn a dull afternoon into an event. You think out loud, make friends in waiting rooms and have more ideas before lunch than some people have in a week. Creativity is your natural currency. The flip side is scattered energy: five half-finished projects and a dozen open tabs. Pick one thing to complete this month and give it your full voice. Finished work carries your talent further than promising starts.
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 21
- Emmanuel Macron (1977)President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)British statesman (1804–1881)
- Hu Jintao (1942)former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
- Jane Fonda (1937)American actress and activist
- Mikheil Saakashvili (1967)Georgian and Ukrainian politician, third President of Georgia (2004–2013) and Governor of Odesa Oblast (2015–2016)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)German writer (1917–1985)
- Frank Zappa (1940)American musician (1940–1993)
- Samuel L. Jackson (1948)American actor (born 1948)
Source: Wikidata (CC0); ranked by the number of Wikipedia languages.
Most compatible signs for Sagittarius
Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is December 21?
People born on December 21 are Sagittarius (November 22 – December 21). Element: Fire; ruling planet: Jupiter. This date sits on a cusp: between 1940 and 2030 it was Sagittarius in 85 years and Capricorn in 6 years. The exact sign depends on the birth time.
What are people born on December 21 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 21?
Well-known people born on December 21 include Emmanuel Macron, Benjamin Disraeli, Hu Jintao, Jane Fonda, Mikheil Saakashvili.
Keep going
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.