Birthday signs · Sagittarius season
What zodiac sign is December 6?
December 6 lies within the sign Sagittarius of the tropical zodiac. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Sagittarius at noon UTC on December 6, at 13.41° to 14.9° Sagittarius. December 6 falls on day 14 or 15 of the Sagittarius season, in its middle part, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 6 is Sagittarius
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 13 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 6 at a glance
| Sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius, the Archer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 13.4° to 14.9° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 14 or 15 of Sagittarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 6 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Sagittarius
| Noon Sun | 13.41° to 14.9° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 6 by the numbers
| Day number | 6 (6) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 9 (3 + 6) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Sagittarius season | 14 or 15 |
|---|---|
| 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 in the middle stretch of the Sagittarius season, this person usually reaches for the next question before the last one is settled. Friends notice the restless streak first. A weekend plan turns into a debate about whether the trip should go further, and a steady job starts to feel like a waiting room. Still, the same person keeps coming back to the people who ask hard questions with them. The pull toward open roads and the wish for a place to return to sit side by side, and both are real.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 19.9°–21.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 6
- Henry VI of England (1421–1471), King of England from 1422 to 1461 and from 1470 to 1471, disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453
- Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778–1850), French chemist and physicist
- Max Müller (1823–1900), German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist
- Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economist
- Peter Handke (1942), Austrian writer, playwright and film director
- Geoffrey Hinton (1947), British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
- Tim Cahill (1979), Australian association football player
- Alberto Contador (1982), Spanish professional cyclist
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 6 in history
Observed on this date:
- Anniversary of the Founding of Quito (Ecuador)
- Armed Forces Day (Ukraine)
- Constitution Day (Spain)
- Day of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan
- Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Finland from Russia in 1917.
- National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women (Canada)
Events on December 6:
- 1492: After exploring the island of Cuba (which he had mistaken for Japan) for gold, Christopher Columbus lands on an island he names Hispaniola.
- 1865: Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
- 1922: Ireland is partitioned, with Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State coming into existence, one year to the day after the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
- 1977: South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
- 2017: Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on December 6 was computed at noon UTC for each year from 1930 through 2030, and each year's sign was taken from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is December 6?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, December 6 falls in Sagittarius in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is December 6 on a zodiac cusp?
No. The Sun at noon occupies Sagittarius on each December 6 from 1930 to 2030, and every December 6 is at least 13 days clear of the nearest change of sign.
What decan is December 6?
Under the Chaldean order, the face ruler is the Moon for December 6, which is in the second decan of Sagittarius (10°–20°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for December 6?
Adding digits produces both the day number 6 and the month-day number 9 that modern numerology gives December 6.
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 6 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .