Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is December 23?
Within the tropical zodiac, December 23 is positioned in Capricorn. Through the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, the Sun occupied Capricorn at noon UTC on December 23, at 0.7° to 2.19° Capricorn. Capricorn season, day 1 to 3, is December 23, placed in its early part with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 23 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 0 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 23 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 0.7° to 2.2° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 1 to 3 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 5 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 0.7° to 2.19° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 23 by the numbers
| Day number | 5 (2 + 3 = 5) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 8 (3 + 5) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 1 to 3 |
|---|---|
| Capricorn season opened | December 21 (5 years) or December 22 (82) or December 23 (14) |
| Capricorn season closed | January 19 (49 years) or January 20 (52) |
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Traditional ruler | Saturn |
Seasons by the noon-UTC rule; rulers after Ptolemy.2
Born at this point in Capricorn season
Born in the first days of Capricorn, this person starts the sign with one foot still in the slower, darker stretch of the year. The winter solstice is close enough to shape their birthday traditions and their sense of timing. Duty came early for them, so they learned to plan ahead before they were ready. Now they are working out whether the steady life they built still fits the person they have become.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 7.2°–8.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 23
- Alexander I of Russia (1777–1825), The tenth Emperor of Russia
- Jean-François Champollion (1790–1832), French classical scholar
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804–1869), French literary critic
- Joseph Smith (1805–1844), American religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015), Chancellor of West Germany
- Akihito (1933), Emperor of Japan from 1989 to 2019
- Mamnoon Hussain (1940–2021), 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018
- Carla Bruni (1967), Italian and French singer, model and spouse of former president of France
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 23 in history
Observed on this date:
- Birthday of the Queen Silvia, an official flag flying day (Sweden)
- Children's Day (South Sudan and Sudan)
- Day of all level operational control structures servicemen (Ukraine)
- Festivus, a secular holiday made popular by the sitcom Seinfeld
- HumanLight (Secular humanism in United States)
- Kisan Diwas (Uttar Pradesh, India)
- Night of the Radishes (Oaxaca City, Mexico)
- Tibb's Eve (Newfoundland and Labrador)
- Tom Bawcock's Eve (Mousehole, Cornwall)
- Victory Day (Egypt)
Events on December 23:
- 484: The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.
- 1823: The poem "Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas," also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas," is published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel.
- 1936: Colombia becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
- 1970: The Democratic Republic of the Congo officially becomes a one-party state.
- 2007: An agreement is made for the Kingdom of Nepal to be abolished and the country to become a federal republic with the Prime Minister becoming head of state.
How the answer was worked out
With Astronomy Engine, the Sun's tropical longitude on December 23 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 23?
In all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030, December 23 is Capricorn, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is December 23 on a zodiac cusp?
No. In every December 23 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun at noon was in Capricorn, and December 23 is at least 0 days from the nearest sign change.
What decan is December 23?
For every sampled year, December 23 is placed in the first decan of Capricorn (0°–10°), so the Chaldean face ruler assigned is Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for December 23?
Adding digits gives December 23 a day number of 5 and a month-day number of 8 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 .
- Capricorn (astrology) — Wikipedia. Verified .
- Wikipedia: December 23 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .