Birthdays

Born on December 1

Sun sign
Sagittarius — every year, 1940–2030
Sun degrees
8°25′ Sagittarius – 9°49′ Sagittarius · noon UTC, 1940–2030
Decan
first decan of Sagittarius — traditional ruler Jupiter
This year
December 1, 2026: Sun 9°17′ Sagittarius · Moon in Virgo at noon UTC

December opens with the Sun in the first decan of Sagittarius — the stretch of the sign that Jupiter, already its ruler, also governs by decan. Nothing waters the recipe down: no secondary planet shading the tone, no boundary anywhere near. If you want to know what Sagittarius is before anything gets added, ask someone born today.

The Archer without additives

A Sagittarius Sun wants meaning and motion, and the doubled Jupiter here raises the volume on both. December 1 people say yes on reflex, learn by going, and treat every setback as material for a better story. The optimism is not a pose — it is the operating assumption, and it recruits: rooms plan bigger when this birthday is in them. The candor comes at full strength too. You get the honest answer before you have finished asking, cushioned by enough humor that you laugh before you feel the point.

Big promises, big rooms

In love, this date offers the expedition model: a partner who makes ordinary weekends feel like a trip and says how they feel with startling directness. What it asks in return is room — a fellow traveler, not a warden. At work, scope is everything. Give a December 1 birthday a project with a horizon in it — a region to cover, a field to learn, a class to teach — and it outworks everyone. Hand it a fixed routine and the resignation letter starts drafting itself somewhere in the back of the mind.

When more stops working

The friction is the yes reflex. Doubled Jupiter promises from the mood of the moment, and the week those promises land in belongs to a stranger. Enthusiasm signs this date up for more than any calendar can hold, and the people waiting on the overflow notice. The kind fix is not less appetite — it is a shorter list, chosen on purpose, so the biggest promises actually get kept.

The arrow is drawn; the calendar cannot say toward what. Targets are house business, houses are hour business, and the birth chart settles both from the moment you arrived.

The date, answered

What zodiac sign is December 1?

Sagittarius. In every year from 1940 through 2030, the Sun is in Sagittarius on December 1 — between 8°25′ Sagittarius and 9°49′ Sagittarius at noon universal time.

Is December 1 on the cusp?

No. Across 1940–2030 the Sun sits at least 8.4° inside Sagittarius on December 1, so the sign never changes with the year.

What decan is December 1?

The first decan of Sagittarius (0°–10°), whose traditional ruler is Jupiter.

What degree is the Sun on December 1?

Between 8°25′ Sagittarius and 9°49′ Sagittarius at noon universal time, depending on the year — the calendar drifts about a quarter degree per year against the Sun and resets on leap years. Your exact degree needs your birth date, year, and time.

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