Capricorn
Capricorn is the sign of the long climb. It plays a slow game and wins it.
The Sun is in Capricorn from about Dec 21 to Jan 20. The exact moment moves a little each year.
| Year | Sun enters Capricorn | Sun leaves |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||
| 2027 | ||
| 2028 |
Times are in UTC.
What Capricorn is like
Capricorn takes life seriously early and often enjoys it more with age. It is disciplined, responsible and quietly funny. It can work so hard that rest feels like failure, and it can hide feelings behind duty.
Capricorn is a cardinal earth sign, ruled by Saturn. Its symbol is the sea-goat.
Capricorn in love
In love Capricorn is careful and committed. It shows love through reliability and a plan for the future. It needs a partner who respects its work and gently drags it away from it.
Capricorn gets on most easily with the other earth signs and with the water signs, Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. The opposite sign, Cancer, pulls and pushes at once. A real match depends on whole charts: the Moon, Venus and Mars matter as much as the Sun.
Capricorn at work
At work Capricorn rises. It does well in business, government, building, finance and any field with a ladder. It wants respect it has earned.
Planets in Capricorn now
No planet is in Capricorn on Nov 6, 2026. The Moon passes through it every month.
Coming up: the new moon in Capricorn on Jan 7, 2027 and the penumbral lunar eclipse in Capricorn on Jul 18, 2027.
Planets in Capricorn
- Sun in Capricorn: A self that climbs.
- Moon in Capricorn: Feelings kept under control.
- Mercury in Capricorn: A practical, organised mind.
- Venus in Capricorn: Serious, loyal and long-term love.
- Mars in Capricorn: Disciplined, ambitious and patient drive.
- Jupiter in Capricorn: Growth through hard work.
- Saturn in Capricorn: Learning to carry responsibility well.
- Uranus in Capricorn: A generation that rebuilds structures.
- Neptune in Capricorn: A generation that dreams of a better system.
- Pluto in Capricorn: A generation that remakes structures.
Capricorn compatibility
- Aries and Capricorn
- Taurus and Capricorn
- Gemini and Capricorn
- Cancer and Capricorn
- Leo and Capricorn
- Virgo and Capricorn
- Libra and Capricorn
- Scorpio and Capricorn
- Sagittarius and Capricorn
- Capricorn and Capricorn
- Capricorn and Aquarius
- Capricorn and Pisces
Calculated with the Swiss Ephemeris, tropical zodiac. Updated Nov 6, 2026.
Where is Capricorn in your chart?
Every chart has Capricorn somewhere, even without a planet in it. The house it rules is the part of your life where you act like Capricorn would. Solstice finds it from your birth time and place.
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