December 29 zodiac sign: Capricorn, first decan
If you were born on December 29, your sign is Capricorn, the earth sign ruled by Saturn: the Sun is in Capricorn on this date in every year from 1980 to 2030. The Sun sits about 7° into Capricorn on this date, in the first decan, where Capricorn's core takes on a Jupiter flavour. Here's what the date fixes, and what only your birth time can tell you.
Your sign: Capricorn
The cardinal earth sign that plays the long game and refuses to be flashy about it.
A Capricorn Sun is built around discipline and long-term thinking. You're the friend who actually executed on the plan everyone else was just talking about. You don't need praise for doing what you said you'd do — that's just baseline integrity to you. People often underestimate Capricorns at twenty-five and overestimate everyone else; by forty, the curve catches up, and the people who took you for slow find out you were just consistent.
- ElementEarth
- ModalityCardinal
- RulerSaturn
- SeasonDecember 22 – January 19
The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Capricorn born December 29 in the early afternoon has Taurus rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Capricorn Sun combinations show what each one changes.
Capricorn dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Capricorn birth chart looks like →
In the US (2000–2014), an average of 12,068 babies were born on each December 29, rank 36 of 366 dates; Capricorn is number 12 of 12 signs (7.63%). What's the most common zodiac sign?
The Moon on December 29, 1980–2030
Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on December 29 was most often in Libra (6 years) and least often in Cancer, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Aquarius (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On December 29, 2026, the Moon stays in Virgo the whole UTC day.
- 1980 Libra
- 1981 Aquarius
- 1982 Gemini → Cancer 22:12
- 1983 Scorpio
- 1984 Pisces → Aries 11:49
- 1985 Cancer → Leo 06:44
- 1986 Sagittarius
- 1987 Aries → Taurus 06:36
- 1988 Virgo
- 1989 Capricorn → Aquarius 23:38
- 1990 Taurus → Gemini 03:26
- 1991 Libra → Scorpio 22:03
- 1992 Pisces
- 1993 Cancer
- 1994 Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:45
- 1995 Aries
- 1996 Leo → Virgo 13:45
- 1997 Sagittarius → Capricorn 02:48
- 1998 Taurus
- 1999 Virgo → Libra 00:14
- 2000 Aquarius
- 2001 Gemini → Cancer 19:40
- 2002 Scorpio
- 2003 Pisces → Aries 18:08
- 2004 Leo
- 2005 Sagittarius
- 2006 Aries → Taurus 08:08
- 2007 Virgo
- 2008 Capricorn → Aquarius 12:43
- 2009 Taurus → Gemini 01:13
- 2010 Libra → Scorpio 20:49
- 2011 Pisces
- 2012 Cancer
- 2013 Scorpio → Sagittarius 17:37
- 2014 Aries
- 2015 Leo → Virgo 18:58
- 2016 Capricorn
- 2017 Taurus
- 2018 Libra
- 2019 Aquarius
- 2020 Gemini → Cancer 10:28
- 2021 Scorpio
- 2022 Pisces → Aries 10:36
- 2023 Cancer → Leo 00:23
- 2024 Sagittarius
- 2025 Aries → Taurus 11:57
- 2026 Virgo
- 2027 Capricorn → Aquarius 20:04
- 2028 Gemini
- 2029 Libra
- 2030 Pisces
In 24 of those 51 years (47%) the Moon changed sign during December 29 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 new on December 29 in 1997 and 2016; it was never full on this date between 1980 and 2030.
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 first decan of Capricorn
Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 0–10 of Capricorn belong to Jupiter: where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you. Read it as Capricorn with a Jupiter accent — the earth core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.
Two of Pentacles
Balance · Adaptability · Juggling. 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 Two of Pentacles in full on My Day Check →All the tarot cards for December 29: 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 Capricorns born on December 29 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.
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Your big three
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Classic matches for a December 29 birthday
By sun sign, Capricorn pairs most easily with Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.
Common questions
What zodiac sign is December 29?
December 29 is Capricorn, the cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn. The Sun sits at roughly 7° Capricorn on this date, in the first decan.
What decan is December 29?
The first decan of Capricorn (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Jupiter. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you.
What tarot card is December 29?
In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Capricorn it is the Two of Pentacles (balance, adaptability, juggling). 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 29?
It depends on the year, and in 47% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Libra; in 1990, Taurus or Gemini; in 2000, Aquarius; in 2010, Libra or Scorpio; in 2020, Gemini or Cancer. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on December 29 was most often in Libra. A birth time and place pin it down.
Does everyone born on December 29 have the same chart?
No. They share the Sun in Capricorn, 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 29 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.