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December 22 zodiac sign

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated October 30, 2026

December 22 is either Capricorn or Sagittarius, depending on the year and the hour: Capricorn in 55 of the 61 years from 1950 to 2010 and Sagittarius in 6. Put another way, at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 29°49' Sagittarius and 1°00' Capricorn, with the constellation Sagittarius behind it.

The years the Sun changed sign on December 22

The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 36 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1950 at 10:13 UTC, into Capricorn, 1951 at 16:00 UTC, into Capricorn, 1953 at 03:31 UTC, into Capricorn, 1954 at 09:24 UTC, into Capricorn, 1955 at 15:11 UTC, into Capricorn, 1957 at 02:49 UTC, into Capricorn, 1958 at 08:39 UTC, into Capricorn, 1959 at 14:34 UTC, into Capricorn, 1961 at 02:19 UTC, into Capricorn, 1962 at 08:14 UTC, into Capricorn, 1963 at 14:01 UTC, into Capricorn, 1965 at 01:40 UTC, into Capricorn, 1966 at 07:28 UTC, into Capricorn, 1967 at 13:16 UTC, into Capricorn, 1969 at 00:43 UTC, into Capricorn, 1970 at 06:35 UTC, into Capricorn, 1971 at 12:23 UTC, into Capricorn, 1973 at 00:08 UTC, into Capricorn, 1974 at 05:55 UTC, into Capricorn, 1975 at 11:45 UTC, into Capricorn, 1978 at 05:20 UTC, into Capricorn, 1979 at 11:10 UTC, into Capricorn, 1982 at 04:38 UTC, into Capricorn, 1983 at 10:30 UTC, into Capricorn, 1986 at 04:01 UTC, into Capricorn, 1987 at 09:46 UTC, into Capricorn, 1990 at 03:06 UTC, into Capricorn, 1991 at 08:53 UTC, into Capricorn, 1994 at 02:22 UTC, into Capricorn, 1995 at 08:17 UTC, into Capricorn, 1998 at 01:56 UTC, into Capricorn, 1999 at 07:44 UTC, into Capricorn, 2002 at 01:14 UTC, into Capricorn, 2003 at 07:03 UTC, into Capricorn, 2006 at 00:21 UTC, into Capricorn and 2007 at 06:07 UTC, into Capricorn.

What these decans are read as

The first decan of Capricorn is read as Capricorn twice over, Saturn with a five-year plan. People here tend to be taken for older than they are. In love they are slow to say it and very steady once they have, and at work they keep climbing long after others stop.

The third decan of Sagittarius is read as carrying a touch of Leo and the Sun. It is the Sagittarius with a sense of occasion. People here tend to tell the story better than it happened, to love warmly and in public, and to want work that gets noticed as well as work that matters.

What the number 22 adds

Numerology keeps a birthday of 22 as it is, the largest of its master numbers, and reads it as the mark of a practical dreamer. It tends to mean big plans with real steps in them, and high standards for yourself and for whoever you love.

The sky on December 22, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Sagittarius in 33 and Capricorn in 28 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1951, 1957, 1964, 1970, 1971, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003 and 2010. Mercury in Sagittarius.

Venus: Aquarius in 18, Scorpio in 16, Sagittarius in 15 and Capricorn in 12 of 61 years. Never retrograde. Venus in Aquarius.

Mars: Scorpio in 9, Sagittarius in 8, Libra in 7, Capricorn in 7, Aquarius in 7, Pisces in 5, Aries in 4, Virgo in 4, Taurus in 3, Cancer in 3, Leo in 3 and Gemini in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1960, 1975, 1977, 1990, 1992, 2007 and 2009. Mars in Scorpio.

New Moons: 1965, 1984 and 1995. Full Moons: 1961 and 1999. No eclipse peaked on this date.

Every year's sky on December 22

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

Capricorn: closest Virgo, Pisces and Taurus; hardest Libra. All twelve.

Sagittarius: closest Aries, Leo and Libra; hardest Pisces. Its third decan leans Leo. All twelve.

How we calculate the sky

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