What dates are Capricorn?

Capricorn runs from December 22 to January 19. The boundary shifts by a day from year to year, so a birthday at either edge should be checked against the chart itself.

What planet rules Capricorn?

Capricorn is ruled by Saturn. It is a cardinal earth sign.

December 22 – January 19

Capricorn

Anyone born between December 22 and January 19 is a Capricorn. Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and it reads as someone patient and quietly determined, who seems older than they are and comforts themselves early.

Dates: December 22 – January 19
Element: Earth
Modality: Cardinal
Ruling planet: Saturn
In three words: Determined, Persevering, Grounded

Where Capricorn falls in a chart

Sun in Capricorn: structural and long-viewed, building things that outlast the effort
Moon in Capricorn: you find comfort in self-sufficiency, which makes asking difficult
Capricorn rising: you read as composed and older than you are

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Hand-painted watercolor illustration of Capricorn — Capricorn, hand-painted in watercolor, as it appears on every chart