Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Capricorn is the tropical zodiac Sun sign for the standard dates December 22 – January 19. As a Cardinal Earth sign ruled by Saturn, it is traditionally associated with disciplined initiative, patience, and building durable structures. These themes are interpretive rather than fixed personality facts. A complete natal chart adds the Moon, Rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects; an exact calculation is especially useful near date boundaries.

Standard dates
December 22 – January 19
Element
Earth
Modality
Cardinal
Ruling planet
Saturn
Zodiac position
10th sign
Symbol
The Sea-Goat
Polarity
Negative (Yin)
Strengths
Disciplined, Ambitious, Responsible, Patient
Challenges
Pessimistic, Rigid, Workaholic
Most compatible with
Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces

What are the Capricorn dates?

Capricorn's standard tropical Sun-sign dates are December 22 – January 19. That range divides into December 22–31 and January 1–19. The exact solar changeover moment can vary by year, time, and location, so a boundary-date birth should be checked from exact birth details rather than treated as a third or hybrid “cusp” sign.

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Capricorn element, modality, and ruling planet

Capricorn is a Cardinal Earth sign ruled by Saturn. Earth symbolism emphasizes practicality and tangible results, Cardinal modality describes an initiating style, and Saturn is traditionally linked with limits, responsibility, time, and earned authority. These associations are interpretive and do not claim that a planet or sign causes behavior.

Capricorn personality & traits

Within tropical Astrology, Capricorn is traditionally associated with responsibility, structure, patience, ambition, and long-term effort. Saturn symbolism emphasizes limits, time, and earned authority, while Cardinal Earth suggests practical initiative. These themes are interpretive and do not mean every Capricorn is mature, rigid, career-driven, or destined for achievement.

Capricorn in love & compatibility

In relationship astrology, Capricorn symbolism emphasizes reliability, commitment, shared goals, and trust built over time. Traditional Sun-sign comparisons often pair Capricorn with Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, or Pisces, but signs cannot determine relationship quality. Communication, circumstances, and both full natal charts supply more useful context.

Capricorn at work & career

Career interpretations often associate Capricorn with management, finance, law, engineering, or work requiring persistence and structure. Those themes are not career advice and do not guarantee status, mastery, or success. Skills, interests, education, opportunity, choices, and the wider natal chart matter beyond a Capricorn Sun.

What Capricorn means in a full birth chart

Capricorn themes may describe how purpose, responsibility, and long-term effort are explored in the Sun-sign layer of a chart. A Sun sign is only one part of a natal chart: the Moon, Rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects add further context. Zodigram uses birth date, exact time, and birthplace to calculate the full chart for reflection rather than diagnosis or prediction.

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How Zodigram approaches Capricorn

This page uses the standard tropical Sun-sign range stored in Zodigram's shared zodiac data. The exact solar ingress near a boundary can vary by year, time, and birthplace, so the calculator uses the supplied birth details rather than inventing a hybrid cusp sign.

Personality, relationship, and career themes are original Zodigram interpretations for reflection. They are not deterministic facts, scientific claims, professional advice, diagnosis, or prediction; a complete natal chart provides more context than the Sun sign alone.

Zodigram is operated by Monrad Ruzt Technology. This English page was last reviewed on August 4, 2026.

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What are the Capricorn dates?

Capricorn's standard tropical Sun-sign dates are December 22 – January 19. That range divides into December 22–31 and January 1–19. The exact solar changeover moment can vary by year, time, and location, so a boundary-date birth should be checked from exact birth details rather than treated as a third or hybrid “cusp” sign.

Which January birthdays are Capricorn?

Under the standard tropical date range, January 1 through January 19 are Capricorn birthdays. The Sun changes signs at a specific moment, so an exact chart is useful near the January boundary.

Is January 12 a Capricorn?

Yes. January 12 falls within Capricorn's standard tropical Sun-sign range. A full natal chart adds the Moon, Rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects to that Sun-sign starting point.

What are Capricorn’s element and ruling planet?

Capricorn is a Cardinal Earth sign ruled by Saturn in tropical Astrology. These labels describe an interpretive symbolic framework rather than a scientifically proven cause of personality.

What does Capricorn mean as a Sun sign?

Capricorn themes may describe how purpose, responsibility, and long-term effort are explored in the Sun-sign layer of a chart. A Sun sign is only one part of a natal chart: the Moon, Rising sign, planets, houses, and aspects add further context. Zodigram uses birth date, exact time, and birthplace to calculate the full chart for reflection rather than diagnosis or prediction.

Which signs are compatible with Capricorn?

Capricorn is traditionally paired with Taurus, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces in Sun-sign compatibility. That is an interpretive starting point, not relationship advice: comparing two complete natal charts provides more context than either Sun sign alone.