Sun Signs · 10 of 12
What is a Capricorn really like?
Capricorn, the goat: climbing steadily while others are still looking for the path. The machine's library weighs Capricorn heaviest on ambitious, responsible and practical. It is an earth sign, and a starter sign: you begin things. The Sun is in Capricorn from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19 or 20.
The Math
Calculated facts only, worked out the same way the machine does it.
- Sun in Capricorn: from December 21, 22 or 23 to January 19 or 20. The exact day changes with the year; the machine works it out for your birth date (calculated 1950–2030).
- Cusp days: birthdays from December 20 to 23 (the Sagittarius side) and from January 19 to 21 (the Aquarius side) have fallen on the cusp in some years. Without a birth time, the machine names both signs on those days.
- Element: earth. Modality: cardinal. Sign 10 of 12.
- Wheel geometry: same element (most compatible): Taurus and Virgo. Friendly sextile (great match): Scorpio and Pisces. Opposite (the magnetic one): Cancer. Square (least compatible): Aries and Libra.
The Machine Says
Lines from the machine's own library, word for word.
How the machine sums up Capricorn
- Capricorn, the goat: climbing steadily while others are still looking for the path.
- Capricorn: you were born forty and get younger every year.
- Capricorn, the builder: patient, wry and quietly unstoppable.
Gifts
- You see the ladder and the roof above it.
- Your goals come with timelines.
- You're the one who actually reads the instructions, and everyone's grateful.
- When things fall apart, people look for you.
- You turn plans into things that actually exist.
- You can fix it, and you probably have the tool for it.
Challenges
- You can't fully enjoy the view because you're already looking for the next climb.
- Rest looks like falling behind.
- You carry weight nobody asked you to carry, and then you won't put it down.
- Rest feels like something you have to earn.
- You can talk yourself out of anything that sounds like fun.
- You call dreams "unrealistic" before they finish speaking.