Capricorn is the zodiac’s quiet climber: patient, capable and playing the long game. It earns what it has and grows more sure of itself with every passing year.
The basics
- Symbol: The Sea-Goat
- Dates: Dec 22 to Jan 19
- Element: Earth
- Mode: Cardinal
- Ruling planet: Saturn
Every earth sign shares a way of being: grounded, practical and embodied; it builds and tends the tangible. And as a cardinal sign, Capricorn initiates: it starts things and sets them in motion.
Its ruling planet is Saturn, which governs limits and discipline. That ruler is a big part of why Capricorn feels the way it does.
Born under Capricorn? Remember it’s only your Sun sign. Your Moon, your rising sign and every other planet add their own colour, which is what a full birth chart shows.
Keep exploring: see all twelve signs together, or learn how the whole chart fits in What is a birth chart?