Where the Sun stands on this date
December 21 is a cusp date: depending on the year and the hour of birth, the Sun is either still in Sagittarius or already in Capricorn. The table below gives the exact moment for every year.
Born December 21, 1990 — at midday the Sun is in Sagittarius. Check the exact instant below if you were born early in the day.
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Computed for 2026
Times in UTC- Sun sign
- Sagittarius
- Sun's position
- 29.63°
- Sign occupied
- November 22 at 07:23 AM — December 21 at 08:50 PM
Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac, geocentric
December 21 by birth year
Before the instant shown the Sun is in Sagittarius; at or after it, in Capricorn. Times are UTC — convert to the birth place's local time, because a few hours either side changes the answer.
| Year | Sign changes at (UTC) | At 12:00 UTC |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | Dec 21, 1940, 11:55 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1941 | Dec 22, 1941, 05:44 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1942 | Dec 22, 1942, 11:40 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1943 | Dec 22, 1943, 05:29 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1944 | Dec 21, 1944, 11:15 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1945 | Dec 22, 1945, 05:04 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1946 | Dec 22, 1946, 10:53 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1947 | Dec 22, 1947, 04:43 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1948 | Dec 21, 1948, 10:33 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1949 | Dec 22, 1949, 04:23 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1950 | Dec 22, 1950, 10:13 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1951 | Dec 22, 1951, 04:00 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1952 | Dec 21, 1952, 09:43 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1953 | Dec 22, 1953, 03:31 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1954 | Dec 22, 1954, 09:24 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1955 | Dec 22, 1955, 03:11 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1956 | Dec 21, 1956, 08:59 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1957 | Dec 22, 1957, 02:49 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1958 | Dec 22, 1958, 08:40 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1959 | Dec 22, 1959, 02:34 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1960 | Dec 21, 1960, 08:26 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1961 | Dec 22, 1961, 02:19 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1962 | Dec 22, 1962, 08:15 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1963 | Dec 22, 1963, 02:02 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1964 | Dec 21, 1964, 07:50 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1965 | Dec 22, 1965, 01:40 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1966 | Dec 22, 1966, 07:28 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1967 | Dec 22, 1967, 01:16 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1968 | Dec 21, 1968, 07:00 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1969 | Dec 22, 1969, 12:44 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1970 | Dec 22, 1970, 06:36 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1971 | Dec 22, 1971, 12:24 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1972 | Dec 21, 1972, 06:13 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1973 | Dec 22, 1973, 12:08 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1974 | Dec 22, 1974, 05:56 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1975 | Dec 22, 1975, 11:46 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1976 | Dec 21, 1976, 05:35 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1977 | Dec 21, 1977, 11:23 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1978 | Dec 22, 1978, 05:21 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1979 | Dec 22, 1979, 11:10 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1980 | Dec 21, 1980, 04:56 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1981 | Dec 21, 1981, 10:51 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1982 | Dec 22, 1982, 04:38 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1983 | Dec 22, 1983, 10:30 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1984 | Dec 21, 1984, 04:23 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1985 | Dec 21, 1985, 10:08 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1986 | Dec 22, 1986, 04:02 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1987 | Dec 22, 1987, 09:46 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1988 | Dec 21, 1988, 03:28 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1989 | Dec 21, 1989, 09:22 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1990 | Dec 22, 1990, 03:07 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1991 | Dec 22, 1991, 08:54 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1992 | Dec 21, 1992, 02:43 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1993 | Dec 21, 1993, 08:26 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1994 | Dec 22, 1994, 02:23 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1995 | Dec 22, 1995, 08:17 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1996 | Dec 21, 1996, 02:06 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1997 | Dec 21, 1997, 08:07 PM | Sagittarius |
| 1998 | Dec 22, 1998, 01:56 AM | Sagittarius |
| 1999 | Dec 22, 1999, 07:44 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2000 | Dec 21, 2000, 01:37 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2001 | Dec 21, 2001, 07:21 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2002 | Dec 22, 2002, 01:14 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2003 | Dec 22, 2003, 07:04 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2004 | Dec 21, 2004, 12:42 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2005 | Dec 21, 2005, 06:35 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2006 | Dec 22, 2006, 12:22 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2007 | Dec 22, 2007, 06:08 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2008 | Dec 21, 2008, 12:04 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2009 | Dec 21, 2009, 05:47 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2010 | Dec 21, 2010, 11:38 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2011 | Dec 22, 2011, 05:30 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2012 | Dec 21, 2012, 11:12 AM | Capricorn |
| 2013 | Dec 21, 2013, 05:11 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2014 | Dec 21, 2014, 11:03 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2015 | Dec 22, 2015, 04:48 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2016 | Dec 21, 2016, 10:44 AM | Capricorn |
| 2017 | Dec 21, 2017, 04:28 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2018 | Dec 21, 2018, 10:23 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2019 | Dec 22, 2019, 04:19 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2020 | Dec 21, 2020, 10:02 AM | Capricorn |
| 2021 | Dec 21, 2021, 03:59 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2022 | Dec 21, 2022, 09:48 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2023 | Dec 22, 2023, 03:27 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2024 | Dec 21, 2024, 09:21 AM | Capricorn |
| 2025 | Dec 21, 2025, 03:03 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2026 | Dec 21, 2026, 08:50 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2027 | Dec 22, 2027, 02:42 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2028 | Dec 21, 2028, 08:20 AM | Capricorn |
| 2029 | Dec 21, 2029, 02:14 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2030 | Dec 21, 2030, 08:10 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2031 | Dec 22, 2031, 01:55 AM | Sagittarius |
| 2032 | Dec 21, 2032, 07:56 AM | Capricorn |
| 2033 | Dec 21, 2033, 01:46 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2034 | Dec 21, 2034, 07:34 PM | Sagittarius |
| 2035 | Dec 22, 2035, 01:31 AM | Sagittarius |
The Sun sign is one of eleven placements
A Sun sign is a twelfth of the sky. The full chart adds the Moon, the ascendant, the houses and every aspect — computed for the exact minute and place of birth.
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