Birthday signs · Capricorn season
What zodiac sign is December 26?
The position of December 26 in the tropical zodiac is Capricorn. Every year from 1930 through 2030, totaling 101 years, the Sun stood in Capricorn at noon UTC on December 26, at 3.76° to 5.25° Capricorn. For day 4 to 6 of Capricorn season, December 26 is in its early part, and the element is earth.
Calculated across 1930–2030 · checked .
December 26 is Capricorn
| Capricorn at noon UTC | 101 of 101 years, 1930–2030 |
|---|---|
| Nearest change of sign | at least 3 days away |
| Birth time needed for the sign | no |
December 26 at a glance
| Sign | ♑︎ Capricorn, the Goat |
|---|---|
| Element and mode | earth, cardinal |
| Polarity | negative (feminine) |
| Ruler | Saturn (traditional) |
| Sun on this date | 3.8° to 5.2° Capricorn at noon UTC, 1930–2030 |
| Day of the season | day 4 to 6 of Capricorn season |
| Decan | first (0°–10°), face of Jupiter |
| Sidereal sign (Lahiri) | Sagittarius |
| Day number | 8 (modern numerology) |
Rulers: Ptolemy; modern list.6
The decan: early Capricorn
| Noon Sun | 3.76° to 5.25° Capricorn |
|---|---|
| Decan | first (0°–10°) |
| Face ruler, Chaldean order | Jupiter |
Faces after Lilly, in Chaldean order.3
December 26 by the numbers
| Day number | 8 (2 + 6 = 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 Capricorn season | 4 to 6 |
|---|---|
| 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
This person was born in the early part of the Capricorn season, while the holidays are still fresh and the new year has not yet found its pace. Starting something in that stretch can feel like pulling a cart uphill. This person can plan with care and then hold steady when others lose interest. The same steadiness can make a change of direction feel harder than it needs to be. Learning which parts of a plan to keep and which to drop is a skill that grows with time.
Interpretation, not prediction.
The sidereal sign
| Sidereal sign, Lahiri ayanamsa | Sagittarius, all 101 years |
|---|---|
| Noon Sun, sidereal Sagittarius | 10.2°–11.6° |
| Convention | Indian (Vedic) astrology |
Ayanamsa convention.5
Born on December 26
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250), King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, 1220–1250)
- Charles Babbage (1791–1871), English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer
- Yun Ch'iho (1864–1945), Korean independence activist
- Henry Miller (1891–1980), American novelist
- Mao Zedong (1893–1976), 1st chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and founder of the People's Republic of China
- José Ramos-Horta (1949), 2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
- Jared Leto (1971), American actor, singer, musician and songwriter
- Hugo Lloris (1986), French footballer
Birth dates checked on Wikidata.7
December 26 in history
Observed on this date:
- Day of Good Will (South Africa and Namibia)
- Family Day (Vanuatu)
- Thanksgiving (Solomon Islands)
- Independence and Unity Day (Slovenia)
- Mauro Hamza Day (Houston, Texas)
- Mummer's Day (Padstow, Cornwall)
- Father's Day (Bulgaria)
- The first day of Kwanzaa, celebrated until January 1 (United States)
- The first day of Junkanoo street parade, the second day is on the New Year's Day (The Bahamas)
- Second day of Christmas (Public holiday in the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia)
Events on December 26:
- 1709: The opera Agrippina by George Frideric Handel premiered in Venice.
- 1871: Thespis, the first Gilbert and Sullivan collaboration, debuts.
- 1975: Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service.
- 2012: China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou.
How the answer was worked out
The sign for each year from 1930 through 2030 was read from the Sun's tropical longitude on December 26, calculated at noon UTC using Astronomy Engine.1 How the Machine works
Questions people also ask
What zodiac sign is December 26?
When the Sun is counted at noon UTC, December 26 falls in Capricorn in all 101 sampled years from 1930 to 2030.
Is December 26 on a zodiac cusp?
No. At noon on every December 26 from 1930 to 2030, the Sun was in Capricorn, and each December 26 lies at least 3 days from the nearest change of sign.
What decan is December 26?
Across every sampled year, December 26 lies in the first decan of Capricorn (0°–10°), and its face ruler in the Chaldean order is therefore Jupiter.
What is the birthday number for December 26?
In modern numerology, December 26 is assigned a day number of 8 and a month-day number of 11.
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 26 — Wikipedia (Wikimedia On this day feed); birth dates checked on Wikidata. Verified .