Past, the December solstice
Sun in Capricorn, 2025
Sun enters Capricorn on Sunday 21 December 2025, 15:03 UTC, which is in your time zone. It leaves for Aquarius on Tuesday 20 January 2026, 01:45 UTC, after 29 days.
The December solstice arrived on 21 December 2025 at 15:03 UTC, as the Sun moved from Sagittarius into Capricorn. At this point the Sun reaches its southernmost position, giving the Northern Hemisphere its shortest day and the Southern its longest. The Sun stays 29 days in Capricorn, a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn, and enters Aquarius on 20 January 2026 at 01:45 UTC.
Astrologers associate Capricorn with ambition, responsibility, long-term planning and the patient building of something that lasts. With Saturn as its ruler, the tradition treats this season as one for realistic goals, earned authority and respect for time. The solstice itself is often read as a turning point, since daylight begins to lengthen again in the north. A modest suggestion is to sketch one goal for the coming year and write down the first concrete step toward it.
By sign
The house it occupies for you
| Sun sign | House | Sun in Capricorn falls on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aries | tenth | career and public role | |
| Taurus | ninth | travel, study, beliefs | |
| Gemini | eighth | shared money, intimacy, endings | |
| Cancer | seventh | partners and one-to-one relationships | |
| Leo | sixth | daily work, routines, health | |
| Virgo | fifth | romance, play, children, creative work | |
| Libra | fourth | home, family, roots | |
| Scorpio | third | conversations, siblings, short trips | |
| Sagittarius | second | money, possessions, values | |
| Capricorn | first | self, body, how you come across | |
| Aquarius | twelfth | rest, privacy, what happens behind the scenes | |
| Pisces | eleventh | friends, groups, plans | |
Whole-sign houses counted from the Sun sign, the convention behind every Sun-sign horoscope. Your rising sign gives a more personal count: draw your chart.