Western: ૨૧ ડિસેમ્બર – ૧૯ જાન્યુઆરી
If you are a Capricorn in Western astrology, you are most likely Sagittarius (Dhanu) in Vedic astrology — about 80% of Capricorns are. Capricorns born ૨૧ ડિસેમ્બર – ૧૩ જાન્યુઆરી are Sagittarius; those born ૧૪ જાન્યુઆરી – ૧૯ જાન્યુઆરી stay Capricorn. The two zodiacs are measured from different starting points and sit about 24 degrees apart.
| Born between | Vedic sign |
|---|---|
| ૨૧ ડિસેમ્બર – ૧૩ જાન્યુઆરી80% | Sagittarius(Dhanu) |
| ૧૪ જાન્યુઆરી – ૧૯ જાન્યુઆરી20% | Capricorn(Makara) |
Boundary dates shift by about a day depending on the year, so use the calculator above if you were born within a day or two of one.
Enter your date of birth. Add a time if you were born near a sign boundary — a few hours can change the answer.
Sagittarius is the positive sign of Jupiter — mutable fire, the hips of the cosmic man. As sign no. 9, it shows grace, beneficence, completion and full harmony (3 × 3), the manifestation of the will in action. The centaur symbol reflects the soul's journey from animal instinct toward spiritual aspiration: always reaching toward a higher purpose, with the archer's arrow pointed upward and outward.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.
Most Capricorns — about 80% — are Sagittarius (Dhanu) in Vedic astrology, because the sidereal zodiac runs roughly 24 degrees behind the tropical one used in the West.
Capricorns born ૨૧ ડિસેમ્બર – ૧૩ જાન્યુઆરી are Sagittarius in Vedic astrology, and those born ૧૪ જાન્યુઆરી – ૧૯ જાન્યુઆરી are Capricorn. The boundary moves by about a day depending on the birth year.
Western astrology measures the zodiac from the March equinox; Vedic astrology measures it from the fixed stars. The equinox drifts against the stars by about a degree every 72 years, and the gap now stands at roughly 24.2 degrees — most of a sign.
Neither is a mistake. They are two different measuring conventions, each internally consistent and each with its own body of interpretation. The signs disagree because the starting points disagree, not because one has miscalculated.
Less than you might expect. Vedic astrology leads with the Moon sign (rashi) and the rising sign (lagna) rather than the Sun, and both of those need your birth time as well as your date.