Capricorn zodiac sign
Capricorn is ambitious, responsible and quietly funny. Ruled by Saturn, Capricorns play the long game. They set goals, climb steadily and earn respect the hard way.
Strengths
- Disciplined
- Responsible
- Patient
- Dry sense of humor
Watch out for
- Workaholic
- Can be rigid
- Hard on themselves
Capricorn in love, friendship and work
Capricorn takes love seriously and builds it to last. They show care by being dependable and planning a future together.
The friend you call for real advice. Loyal, steady and quietly hilarious once you know them.
Natural manager and planner, at home in business, finance, government and any field with a ladder to climb.
The Sea-Goat in the sky
Capricorn's sea-goat, half goat and half fish, is linked to the god Pan, who turned partly into a fish to escape the monster Typhon, and to Amalthea, the goat who nursed the infant Zeus.
Capricorn season 2026: the Sun is in Capricorn from December 21 at 3:48 PM to January 20, 2027 at 2:28 AM Eastern time.
Capricorn with every sign
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How common is Capricorn?
About 10,720 US babies are born on an average Capricorn day. Based on Social Security Administration daily birth counts for 2000 to 2014, via FiveThirtyEight. How common is your birthday?
Born on the Capricorn cusp?
Depending on the year, Capricorn starts between December 20 and December 22 and ends between January 19 and January 21 (US Eastern time). If your birthday is near either edge, pick your birth year to see exactly when the Sun changed signs.
In 1996–97, the Sun entered Capricorn on December 21, 1996 at 9:05 AM and left on January 19, 1997 at 7:44 PM (Eastern).
Born outside the Eastern time zone? Adjust by your time difference. Times are calculated from the Sun’s position and are accurate to within about 15 minutes.
Famous Capricorns
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Astrology is for entertainment, not fate. Sign facts are standard Western astrology associations; personality text is ours. Famous birthdays come from Wikidata; people born on a day that can fall in either sign are left out. Birth shares come from SSA data via FiveThirtyEight.