December 29 zodiac sign
Close to 7° Capricorn, the December 29 Sun works through the first decan, where Saturn rules both sign and sub-sign and self-reliance is close to a personal creed.
Sun signCapricorn
- Sun at 6°–9° Capricorn
- 1st decan · Saturn
December 29 in profile
Seven degrees keeps Capricorn in its early, emphatic phase. The double Saturn rule of the first decan, sign and sub-sign both Capricorn, gives a strong sense of order, cost and time. The cardinal earth nature turns that into action: setting up systems, securing ground, earning standing. A December 29 Capricorn values being able to stand alone and works steadily towards it, often from an age when friends are still deciding what to study.
Independence for them is financial and practical. They like their own key, their own savings, their own way of doing things. Shared projects work only when roles are clear. In relationships they keep some areas private and expect a partner to do the same. Help is accepted gracefully only once it is clear nothing is owed in return. Flatmates soon learn that borrowing without asking is off the table.
Money is respected and tracked carefully. They budget naturally, compare prices and buy durable things that hold value. Spending on comfort can feel uneasy, even when they can easily afford it. They are generous in planned ways, never on impulse. Second-hand bargains of good quality give them real pleasure. A small, guilt-free fund for pleasure, spent each month, stops thrift from quietly crowding out enjoyment.
Capricorn all day
In every year from 1930 to 2040 the Sun was in Capricorn for the whole of December 29, in every time zone. This is not a cusp birthday: the nearest changes of sign fall around December 22 and January 19.
Your Moon sign depends on the year
The Sun is in the same place on December 29 every year; the Moon is not. It changes sign every two and a half days, so people who share this birthday can have any of the twelve Moon signs. Here is where it was on December 29 in recent years, from 00:00 to 23:59 UTC (an arrow means it changed sign during the day).
- 2017Taurus
- 2018Libra
- 2019Aquarius
- 2020Gemini → Cancer
- 2021Scorpio
- 2022Pisces → Aries
- 2023Cancer → Leo
- 2024Sagittarius
- 2025Aries → Taurus
- 2026Virgo
Compatible signs for a Capricorn
Sun-sign compatibility starts from the element. Capricorn gets on most easily with its own element and with the two sextile signs, and feels the strongest pull from its opposite. The full charts decide how a real pairing feels.
A gift for a December 29 birthday
Something classic and understated, such as a plain watch or a well-made wallet, suits a person who buys once and buys well.
Asked about December 29
What zodiac sign is December 29?
December 29 is Capricorn in every year: the Sun is at about 6°–9° Capricorn that day, in the sign’s 1st decan.
Is December 29 a cusp birthday?
No. The Sun is well inside Capricorn on December 29. The cusp days, when the Sun changes sign, fall around December 22 and January 19. Astrology has no blended cusp signs anyway: at any moment the Sun is in one sign.
What decan is December 29?
December 29 falls in the 1st decan of Capricorn. In the triplicity system we use, that decan belongs to Capricorn and its ruler Saturn, which colours the Capricorn Sun with a little of Capricorn.
Your birthday is only the Sun
A December 29 birthday tells you where the Sun was. The Moon, the Rising sign and eight more planets each sit somewhere of their own, and they depend on the year, the hour and the place. The free calculator shows all of them.