Birthday signs · Sagittarius season
What zodiac sign is December 10?
December 10 is in Sagittarius by the tropical zodiac reckoning. Throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun remained in Sagittarius at noon UTC on December 10, at 17.47° to 18.96° Sagittarius. Within Sagittarius season, day 18 or 19 is December 10, placed in the middle part with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 10 is Sagittarius
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 10 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 10 at a glance
| Sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius, the Archer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 17.5° to 19° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 18 or 19 of Sagittarius season |
| Decan | second (10°–20°), face of the Moon |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Scorpio |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: middle Sagittarius
| Noon Sun | 17.47° to 18.96° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | second (10°–20°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | the Moon |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 10 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 0 = 1) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 4 (3 + 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Sagittarius season | 18 or 19 |
|---|---|
| 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
This person was born in the middle of the Sagittarius season, past the first burst of fire and into a steadier stretch of the year. Early in the season, plans look easy. By this point, the distance ahead is clearer, and this person has learned that a long trip needs both a map and a few spare hours. Packing the car, checking the route twice, and still leaving room for a detour is the kind of planning that suits them.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Scorpio, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Scorpio | 23.9°–25.3° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 10
- Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804–1851), German mathematician
- Ada Lovelace (1815–1852), English mathematician
- Nikolay Nekrasov (1821–1878), Russian poet, writer, critic, editor and publisher
- Emily Dickinson (1830–1886), American poet
- Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), Jewish German poet and playwright
- Michael Clarke Duncan (1957–2012), American actor
- Kenneth Branagh (1960), British actor and filmmaker
- Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Argentine association football player
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 10 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on December 10:
- 1520: Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.
- 1909: Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- 1978: Arab–Israeli conflict: Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin and President of Egypt Anwar Sadat are jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- 1991: Nursultan Nazarbayev is sworn in as the 1st President of Kazakhstan.
How the answer was worked out
Each year's sign, for the years from 1930 through 2030, was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on December 10 at noon UTC, as calculated by Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is December 10?
Counting the Sun at noon UTC, every sampled year from 1930 to 2030 has December 10 in Sagittarius, all 101 of them.
Is December 10 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each December 10 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was located in Sagittarius, and December 10 is at least 10 days distant from the nearest sign change.
What decan is December 10?
Across every sampled year, December 10 lies in the second decan of Sagittarius (10°–20°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore the Moon.
What is the birthday number for December 10?
Within modern numerology, December 10 carries the day number 1 and the month-day number 4, each derived by adding digits.
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 10 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .