Birthday signs · Sagittarius season
What zodiac sign is December 8?
Sagittarius is where December 8 falls in the tropical zodiac. Across 101 years from 1930 through 2030, noon UTC on December 8 always found the Sun in Sagittarius, at 15.44° to 16.93° Sagittarius. Day 16 or 17 of Sagittarius season is December 8, located in the middle part and associated with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 8 is Sagittarius
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 12 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 8 at a glance
| Sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius, the Archer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 15.4° to 16.9° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 16 or 17 of Sagittarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Sagittarius
| Noon Sun | 15.44° to 16.93° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 8 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (8) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 11 (3 + 8 = 11, kept as a master number) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Sagittarius season | 16 or 17 |
|---|---|
| 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
Someone born on December 8 arrives in the middle of Sagittarius, when the season's restless curiosity begins to settle into particular questions. Early in the sign, ideas scatter in every direction. By this stretch, a person starts wanting to know how one thing works and why it matters to them. Friends see a traveller who loves open roads and also loves coming home to the same table. That pull between wide horizons and a steady hearth shapes much of their year.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 21.9°–23.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 8
- Horace (65 BCE–8 BCE), Roman lyric poet (65–8 BC)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1587), Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910), Norwegian writer
- Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), Finnish composer
- Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors
- Kim Basinger (1953), American actress
- Sinéad O'Connor (1966–2023), Irish singer-songwriter
- Nicki Minaj (1982), Trinidadian rapper
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 8 in history
Observed on this date:
- Battle Day (Falkland Islands)
- Bodhi Day (Japan)
- CARICOM–Cuba Day (Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba)
- Constitution Day (Romania)
- Constitution Day (Uzbekistan)
- Liberation Day (Syria)
- Day of Finnish Music (Finland)
- Hari-Kuyō (Kansai region, Japan)
- National Youth Day (Albania)
- Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Day (Ethiopia)
Events on December 8:
- 1933: Anarchist insurrection breaks out in Zaragoza, Spain.
- 1985: The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union in South Asia, is established.
- 2010: With the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft.
- 2025: Singapore, under the government's approval, published its now-declassified Albatross file, comprising information relating to the Proclamation of Singapore dating back six decades ago.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on December 8 was calculated at noon UTC by Astronomy Engine, and that year's sign was read from it.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is December 8?
December 8 holds the sign Sagittarius in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, measured with the Sun at noon UTC.
Is December 8 on a zodiac cusp?
No. Across every December 8 from 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun remained in Sagittarius, with December 8 lying at least 12 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is December 8?
December 8 falls in the second decan of Sagittarius (10°–20°) in every sampled year, so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is the Moon.
What is the birthday number for December 8?
The day number 8 and the month-day number 11 for December 8 come from digit addition in modern numerology.
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 8 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .