Capricorn at a Glance
| Dates | Dec 22 – Jan 19 |
| Symbol | the Sea-Goat |
| Element | Earth |
| Modality | Cardinal |
| Ruler | Saturn |
| Keywords | ambitious, disciplined, responsible, patient |
Strengths & Challenges
Strengths
- Disciplined
- Responsible
- Ambitious
- Patient
Challenges
- Rigid
- Pessimistic
- Workaholic
Capricorn Beyond Your Sun Sign
You may have Capricorn energy even if it isn't your Sun sign. Any planet in Capricorn — or Capricorn rising — expresses itself in a ambitious, disciplined, responsible, patient way. Check your full chart with our natal chart calculator.
Capricorn at Work
Capricorn thrives in management, business, government, engineering or building institutions.
Capricorn in Love
In love, Capricorn energy is ambitious, disciplined, responsible, patient. It looks for loyalty, security and physical affection and shows care with reliability, practical help and physical affection. For the full picture, look at Venus, Mars and the Moon in a chart: see Venus in Capricorn.
Capricorn as a Friend
As a friend, Capricorn is disciplined and responsible. Friends appreciate its ambitious energy; the challenge is that it can be rigid under stress.
Capricorn Compatibility
| Match | Signs | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Natural harmony | Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Pisces | Same Earth element or complementary Water element |
| Growth through tension | Aries and Libra | Square signs: same cardinal modality, different element |
| Magnetic opposite | Cancer | Polar sign across the zodiac |
Real compatibility depends on whole charts; compare yours with the synastry calculator.
Capricorn Through the Planets
| Placement | In a nutshell |
|---|---|
| Sun in Capricorn | With your Sun in Capricorn you are ambitious, disciplined and responsible. |
| Moon in Capricorn | Your Moon in Capricorn is reserved and self-reliant. |
| Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Capricorn thinks strategically and realistically. |
| Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Capricorn loves seriously and loyally. |
| Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Capricorn is disciplined and ambitious — Mars exalted. |
| Capricorn Rising | Capricorn rising gives a serious, capable first impression. |
Placements in Capricorn
Sun in Capricorn
☽︎Moon in Capricorn
☿︎Mercury in Capricorn
♀︎Venus in Capricorn
♂︎Mars in Capricorn
♃︎Jupiter in Capricorn
♄︎Saturn in Capricorn
↑Capricorn Rising
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Capricorn's dates?
Dec 22 – Jan 19 (exact dates shift slightly by year).
What element is Capricorn?
Earth, cardinal modality.
What planet rules Capricorn?
Saturn.
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