♑︎ Zodiac sign · Earth
Capricorn
The earth sign of Saturn, Capricorn is the long climb uphill, slow and steady, all the way to the summit.
The Capricorn character
Capricorn is endurance, responsibility, and the long view. It climbs toward its goal slowly and surely, expecting no favors from fate and trusting only itself. Quiet and sober outside, solid as rock within.
Capricorn in love
In love, Capricorn is serious and deeply loyal, tucking real feeling behind a calm reserve. It opens slowly, and when it builds something, it builds to last.
Capricorn at work
Born to build a career on patience, a clear plan, and a sense of duty. Where the work takes years of holding the line, Capricorn has no rival.
Strengths and shadows
Strengths: discipline, responsibility, grit, reliability.
Weak spots: sternness, pessimism, workaholism.
Capricorn's shadow is an endless climb: working just to keep moving, and freezing the heart for status.
Capricorn on the zodiac wheel
The arc 270°-300°, the tenth of the twelve sectors, belongs to Capricorn, and the Sun crosses it from December 22 to January 19. A nocturnal sign of the cardinal cross, it opens winter: the first push of the season. On the wheel it sits right after Sagittarius and right before Aquarius.
Directly opposite, at a clean 180°, sits Cancer: the most charged axis of the wheel, the one that pulls and clashes at once. At 120° come Taurus and Virgo, sharing the element earth, and at 60° Pisces and Scorpio, the friendly element. At 90° stands the square with Aries and Libra: the same cardinal cross with different elements, and that is where it rubs. The quincunx toward Gemini and Leo closes the list, nothing shared and everything to adjust.
What to remember
The arc 270°-300° is one twelfth of the circle, and the tone of that twelfth comes from Saturn. Your Sun sign is one stroke of the sky: the Moon, the ascendant and the planets weigh as much in your chart as this tenth slice of the wheel does. I don't read fate off earth or off the cardinal cross. It's a cast of character, the arc 270°-300° and nothing more, with no verdict in it.
And if you want a talisman, Capricorn has its own stones and charms, picked by earth and by Saturn.
FAQ
What zodiac sign is someone born between December 22 and January 19?
Capricorn. The Sun crosses the arc 270°-300° from December 22 to January 19, so any date in that range belongs to this sign. Right on the cusp the boundary drifts by a day, because Sagittarius runs out before it and Aquarius takes over after, so anyone born there should confirm it with a natal chart, which counts year, time and city.
What element and ruler does Capricorn have, from December 22 to January 19?
Element: Earth. Modality: cardinal. Ruler: Saturn. Out of that mix comes a nocturnal sign that opens winter: earth sets the temperature, the cardinal cross sets the way of moving, and Saturn supplies the motive underneath.
Which signs suit Capricorn best: Taurus, Virgo or Pisces?
The softest angle is the 120° trine: Taurus and Virgo, sharing the element earth. The roughest is the 90° square - Aries and Libra - together with the opposition to Cancer. By Sun alone the reading stays coarse, so start with who Capricorn matches and refine it with the Moon, the ascendant and the exact degree of Saturn.
The whole sky of your birth minute says far more than the Sun alone.
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