December 10 zodiac sign: Sagittarius, second decan
If you were born on December 10, your sign is Sagittarius, the fire sign ruled by Jupiter: the Sun is in Sagittarius on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 18° into Sagittarius on this date, in the second decan, where Sagittarius's core takes on a Moon flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Sagittarius
The mutable fire sign that aims at the bigger picture and refuses to be domesticated.
A Sagittarius Sun is built around expansion and meaning. You're the friend who has lived in three countries, who keeps reading philosophy at 2am, who wants to know what people actually think rather than what they're supposed to say. Your optimism is real — not the brittle "everything happens for a reason" kind, but a genuine sense that life is interesting and worth showing up for.
- ElementFire
- ModalityMutable
- RulerJupiter
- SeasonNovember 22 – December 21
The date fixes the Sun; the year and hour fix the rest. A Sagittarius born December 10 with the Moon in Aquarius runs on a different inner weather from one with the Moon in Sagittarius: see Sagittarius Sun, Aquarius Moon. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Sagittarius Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Sagittarius dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Sagittarius birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,229 babies were born on each December 10, rank 222 of 366 dates; Sagittarius is number 10 of 12 signs (7.95%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on December 10, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on December 10 was most often in Libra (6 years) and least often in Leo, Virgo, and Sagittarius (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On December 10, 2026, the Moon moves from Sagittarius into Capricorn at 03:09 UTC.
- 1980 Capricorn
- 1981 Taurus → Gemini 02:30
- 1982 Libra
- 1983 Aquarius → Pisces 20:53
- 1984 Cancer
- 1985 Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:13
- 1986 Aries
- 1987 Leo
- 1988 Sagittarius → Capricorn 04:07
- 1989 Taurus
- 1990 Virgo → Libra 03:00
- 1991 Capricorn → Aquarius 01:27
- 1992 Gemini → Cancer 20:05
- 1993 Scorpio
- 1994 Pisces → Aries 21:03
- 1995 Cancer → Leo 21:24
- 1996 Sagittarius
- 1997 Aries → Taurus 10:00
- 1998 Virgo
- 1999 Capricorn
- 2000 Taurus → Gemini 00:50
- 2001 Libra → Scorpio 23:09
- 2002 Aquarius → Pisces 01:46
- 2003 Gemini → Cancer 00:11
- 2004 Scorpio → Sagittarius 16:54
- 2005 Aries
- 2006 Leo → Virgo 21:31
- 2007 Sagittarius → Capricorn 18:51
- 2008 Taurus
- 2009 Libra
- 2010 Aquarius
- 2011 Gemini
- 2012 Scorpio
- 2013 Pisces → Aries 13:05
- 2014 Cancer → Leo 03:14
- 2015 Sagittarius
- 2016 Aries → Taurus 12:41
- 2017 Virgo
- 2018 Capricorn → Aquarius 23:39
- 2019 Taurus → Gemini 16:47
- 2020 Libra
- 2021 Pisces
- 2022 Cancer
- 2023 Scorpio
- 2024 Aries
- 2025 Leo → Virgo 07:20
- 2026 Sagittarius → Capricorn 03:09
- 2027 Taurus
- 2028 Virgo → Libra 02:29
- 2029 Aquarius
- 2030 Gemini → Cancer 23:17
In 26 of those 51 years (51%) the Moon changed sign during December 10 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on December 10 in 2011, and new in 1996.
Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.
Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.
December 2026: full moon December 24, 2026, Cancer · new moon December 9, 2026, Sagittarius.
Your decan: the second decan of Sagittarius
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 10–20 of Sagittarius belong to Moon: your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved. Read it as Sagittarius with a Moon accent — the fire core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Nine of Wands
Resilience · Boundaries · Last stand. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.
Read the Nine of Wands in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for December 10: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →
What the date can't tell you
The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Sagittarians born on December 10 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.
Born December 10? Add your year, time and place
Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.
Your big three
- Sun
- Moon
- Rising
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Or browse the twelve possibilities: Sagittarius Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works
Classic matches for a December 10 birthday
By sun sign, Sagittarius pairs most easily with Aries, Leo, Libra, Aquarius. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is December 10?
December 10 is Sagittarius, the mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter. The Sun sits at roughly 18° Sagittarius on this date, in the second decan.
What decan is December 10?
The second decan of Sagittarius (10°–20°), sub-ruled by Moon. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved.
What tarot card is December 10?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the second decan of Sagittarius it is the Nine of Wands (resilience, boundaries, last stand). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.
What Moon sign is someone born on December 10?
It depends on the year, and in 51% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Capricorn; in 1990, Virgo or Libra; in 2000, Taurus or Gemini; in 2010, Aquarius; in 2020, Libra. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on December 10 was most often in Libra. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on December 10 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Sagittarius, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born December 10 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.