Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is December 25?
Capricorn is the tropical zodiac sign in which December 25 appears. The Sun stood in Capricorn at noon UTC on December 25 throughout the 101 years from 1930 through 2030, at 2.74° to 4.23° Capricorn. December 25 occupies the early part of Capricorn season, as day 3 to 5, with the element earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 25 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 2 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 25 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 2.7° to 4.2° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 3 to 5 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 7 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 2.74° to 4.23° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 25 by the numbers
| Day number | 7 (2 + 5 = 7) |
|---|---|
| Month-day number | 1 (3 + 7 = 10, then 1 + 0 = 1) |
| System | modern numerology, digit sums |
Digit sums as numerology guides give them.4
Where the date falls in the season
| Day of Capricorn season | 3 to 5 |
|---|---|
| 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 early part of Capricorn, this person arrived as the days had only just begun to lengthen. Ambition sits close to the surface, but so does a generous streak. At a busy holiday table, they are the one who checks the oven, remembers who is sleeping on the sofa, and still finds time to laugh at the jokes. Responsibility comes first, until they wish someone else would take a turn.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 9.2°–10.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 25
- Isaac Newton (1642–1727), English mathematician and physicist
- Pope Pius VI (1717–1799), Pope of the Catholic Church from 1775 to 1799
- Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948), politician and the founder of Pakistan
- Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957), American actor
- Ahmed Ben Bella (1916–2012), President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018), Prime Minister of India in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004
- Ram Narayan (1927–2024), Indian classical sarangi player
- Justin Trudeau (1971), 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 25 in history
Observed on this date:
- Christmas Day, Christian festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. (Internationally observed)
- Children's Day (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Republic of Congo)
- Tulsi Pujan Diwas (India)
- Constitution Day (Taiwan)
- Good Governance Day (India)
- Quaid-e-Azam's Day (Pakistan)
- Takanakuy (Chumbivilcas Province, Peru)
Events on December 25:
- 1000: The foundation of the Kingdom of Hungary: Hungary is established as a Christian kingdom by Stephen I of Hungary.
- 1725: J. S. Bach leads the first performance of the Christmas cantata Unser Mund sei voll Lachens, BWV 110, making laughter audible in singing.
- 1946: The first European self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction is initiated within the Soviet Union's F-1 nuclear reactor.
- 2021: The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
How the answer was worked out
For every year from 1930 through 2030, the Sun's tropical longitude on December 25 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 25?
Every one of the 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030 shows December 25 as Capricorn, counting the Sun at noon UTC.
Is December 25 on a zodiac cusp?
No. From 1930 to 2030, the noon Sun stayed in Capricorn on every December 25, and December 25 is at least 2 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is December 25?
In every sampled year, December 25 is in the first decan of Capricorn (0°–10°), so its face ruler in the Chaldean order is Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for December 25?
When digits are added, modern numerology gives December 25 day number 7 and month-day number 1.
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 25 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .