December 11 zodiac sign: Sagittarius, second decan
If you were born on December 11, 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 19° 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 hour fixes the rest. A Sagittarius born December 11 in the small hours has Libra rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. 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 11,252 babies were born on each December 11, rank 210 of 366 dates; Sagittarius is number 10 of 12 signs (7.95%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on December 11, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on December 11 was most often in Gemini (6 years) and least often in Taurus, Leo, and Virgo (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On December 11, 2026, the Moon stays in Capricorn the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Capricorn → Aquarius 02:36
- 1981 Gemini
- 1982 Libra → Scorpio 01:34
- 1983 Pisces
- 1984 Cancer → Leo 18:08
- 1985 Sagittarius
- 1986 Aries → Taurus 19:10
- 1987 Leo → Virgo 17:30
- 1988 Capricorn
- 1989 Taurus → Gemini 07:15
- 1990 Libra
- 1991 Aquarius
- 1992 Cancer
- 1993 Scorpio → Sagittarius 21:39
- 1994 Aries
- 1995 Leo
- 1996 Sagittarius → Capricorn 11:14
- 1997 Taurus
- 1998 Virgo → Libra 16:43
- 1999 Capricorn → Aquarius 16:59
- 2000 Gemini
- 2001 Scorpio
- 2002 Pisces
- 2003 Cancer
- 2004 Sagittarius
- 2005 Aries → Taurus 13:46
- 2006 Virgo
- 2007 Capricorn
- 2008 Taurus → Gemini 07:33
- 2009 Libra
- 2010 Aquarius → Pisces 18:41
- 2011 Gemini → Cancer 13:26
- 2012 Scorpio → Sagittarius 22:22
- 2013 Aries
- 2014 Leo
- 2015 Sagittarius
- 2016 Taurus
- 2017 Virgo → Libra 05:01
- 2018 Aquarius
- 2019 Gemini
- 2020 Libra → Scorpio 01:58
- 2021 Pisces → Aries 21:46
- 2022 Cancer → Leo 20:09
- 2023 Scorpio → Sagittarius 11:11
- 2024 Aries → Taurus 15:55
- 2025 Virgo
- 2026 Capricorn
- 2027 Taurus
- 2028 Libra
- 2029 Aquarius → Pisces 01:43
- 2030 Cancer
In 22 of those 51 years (43%) the Moon changed sign during December 11 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 11 in 1981 and 2000, and new in 2015.
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.
December 11 sits on a decan boundary: in 21 of the 51 years from 1980 to 2030 the Sun spends part or all of the day (UTC) in the third decan of Sagittarius (20°–30°), sub-ruled by Saturn. Which one is yours depends on your birth year and time; a birth chart gives the exact degree.
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 11: 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 11 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 11? 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
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- 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 11 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 11?
December 11 is Sagittarius, the mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter. The Sun sits at roughly 19° Sagittarius on this date, in the second decan.
What decan is December 11?
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. December 11 sits on a decan boundary: in 21 of the 51 years from 1980 to 2030 the Sun spends part or all of the day (UTC) in the third decan of Sagittarius (20°–30°), sub-ruled by Saturn. Which one is yours depends on your birth year and time; a birth chart gives the exact degree.
What tarot card is December 11?
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 11?
It depends on the year, and in 43% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Capricorn or Aquarius; in 1990, Libra; in 2000, Gemini; in 2010, Aquarius or Pisces; in 2020, Libra or Scorpio. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on December 11 was most often in Gemini. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on December 11 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 11 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.