Birthday signs · Sagittarius season
What zodiac sign is December 2?
The position of December 2 in the tropical zodiac is Sagittarius. On December 2, at noon UTC, the Sun stood in Sagittarius in all 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 9.35° to 10.84° Sagittarius. December 2 occupies the middle part of Sagittarius season, as day 10 or 11, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 2 is Sagittarius
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 9 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 2 at a glance
| Sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius, the Archer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 9.3° to 10.8° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 10 or 11 of Sagittarius season |
| Decan | first (42 years) and second (59); faces: Mercury, the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 2 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Sagittarius
| Noon Sun | 9.35° to 10.84° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decans | first in 42 years, second in 59 |
| Decan line crossed | 10° |
| Face rulers, Chaldean order | Mercury, the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 2 by the numbers
| Day number | 2 (2) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 5 (3 + 2) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Sagittarius season | 10 or 11 |
|---|---|
| Sagittarius season opened | November 22 (48 years) or November 23 (53) |
| Sagittarius season closed | December 20 (5 years) or December 21 (82) or December 22 (14) |
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Traditional ruler | Jupiter |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Sagittarius season
Born on December 2, this person arrives early in Sagittarius, while the fire of the season is still finding its footing. The pull toward open roads and big questions comes easily. Plans multiply faster than they get finished, and a friend's blunt question about what actually got done can sting. Still, the same restlessness keeps them moving toward new ground and honest conversations.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 15.8°–17.2° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 2
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825–1891), 2nd and final Emperor of Brazil (r. 1831–89)
- Georges Seurat (1859–1891), French painter
- Maria Callas (1923–1977), American-Greek operatic soprano
- Gary Becker (1930–2014), American economist
- Lucy Liu (1968), American actress
- Monica Seles (1973), Yugoslav and American tennis player
- Nelly Furtado (1978), Portuguese-Canadian singer and songwriter
- Britney Spears (1981), American singer, songwriter, actress and model
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 2 in history
Observed on this date:
- Armed Forces Day (Cuba)
- International Day for the Abolition of Slavery (United Nations)
- Lao National Day
- National Day (United Arab Emirates)
- Chichibu Night Festival
Events on December 2:
- 1409: The University of Leipzig opens.
- 1865: Alabama ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina, then Georgia; U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
- 1989: The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-long communist insurgency in Malaysia.
- 2020: Cannabis is removed from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international drug control treaty by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on December 2, the Sun's tropical longitude was calculated for each year from 1930 through 2030 with Astronomy Engine, and each year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is December 2?
December 2 is Sagittarius in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is December 2 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every December 2 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Sagittarius, and each December 2 lies at least 9 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is December 2?
December 2 falls across two decans of Sagittarius, and of its sampled years 42 are in the first, the face of Mercury, and 59 in the second, the face of the Moon.
What is the birthday number for December 2?
In modern numerology, December 2 is assigned a day number of 2 and a month-day number of 5.
Sources
- Astronomy Engine JavaScript reference — Don Cross, Astronomy Engine. Verified .
- Ptolemy, Tetrabiblos, Book I — LacusCurtius, University of Chicago. Verified .
- Decan (astrology): the faces of the planets (after Lilly) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Life Path Number — Numerology.com (practitioner site). Verified .
- Ayanamsa (Lahiri and other sidereal conventions) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Sagittarius (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: December 2 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .