Birthday signs · Sagittarius season
What zodiac sign is December 19?
Sagittarius marks the tropical zodiac position of December 19. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun stood in Sagittarius at noon UTC on December 19, at 26.63° to 28.12° Sagittarius. December 19 is in the late part of Sagittarius season, on day 27 or 28, with the element fire.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 19 is Sagittarius
| Sagittarius at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 1 day away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 19 at a glance
| Sign | ♐︎ Sagittarius, the Archer |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | fire, mutable |
| Polarity | positive (masculine) |
| Ruler | Jupiter (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 26.6° to 28.1° Sagittarius at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 27 or 28 of Sagittarius season |
| Decan | third (20°–30°), face of Saturn |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 1 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: late Sagittarius
| Noon Sun | 26.63° to 28.12° Sagittarius |
|---|---|
| Decan | third (20°–30°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Saturn |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 19 by the numbers
| Day number | 1 (1 + 9 = 10, then 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 | 27 or 28 |
|---|---|
| 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 last days of Sagittarius, this person carries the season's appetite for open roads, but with a steadier hand than the early weeks suggest. Big plans arrive quickly, then a practical voice steps in and asks who will cover the cost. Sometimes the argument between the two leaves them restless for weeks, until they choose one small step and follow it through.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 3.1°–4.5° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 19
- Philip V of Spain (1683–1746), King of Spain from 1700 to 1746
- Albert A. Michelson (1852–1931), American physicist
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
- Édith Piaf (1915–1963), French singer
- Pratibha Patil (1934), President of India from 2007 to 2012
- Alyssa Milano (1972), American actress
- Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), American actor
- Alexis Sánchez (1988), Chilean footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 19 in history
Observed on this date:
Events on December 19:
- 653: Pope Martin I, having been abducted by Byzantine authorities from Rome for his opposition to Monothelitism, is tried in Constantinople.
- 1974: Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1995: The United States Government restores federal recognition to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Native American tribe.
- 2013: Spacecraft Gaia is launched by the European Space Agency.
How the answer was worked out
At noon UTC on December 19, 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 19?
December 19 is consistently Sagittarius across all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, based on the Sun at noon UTC.
Is December 19 on a zodiac cusp?
No. For each December 19 between 1930 and 2030, the noon Sun was in Sagittarius, while December 19 stays at least 1 day from the nearest sign change.
What decan is December 19?
Saturn is the face ruler in the Chaldean order for December 19, which is in the third decan of Sagittarius (20°–30°) in every sampled year.
What is the birthday number for December 19?
Modern numerology derives December 19's day number, 1, and month-day number, 4, by adding the digits involved.
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 19 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .