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Sun in Capricorn
The Sun in Capricorn builds an identity out of responsibility. Purpose is found in achievement that lasts, in structures, in being the one who can be relied on. There is early seriousness and late warmth; Capricorn Suns often grow younger as they age. Ambition is real and quiet. The work is to make the climb about something loved rather than something owed, and to rest before it is earned.
In plain words
The Sun stands for your sense of who you are. In Capricorn, that works in a Capricorn way: serious, patient and ambitious. You play the long game and expect to earn it.
Full guide
| Sun signifies | identity, vitality, purpose |
|---|---|
| Capricorn is | earth, cardinal — structure, ambition, endurance |
| Sign ruler | Saturn |
| Sun here is | peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here |
Reading it by degree
Within Capricorn the placement is coloured by its decan (the ten-degree face) and its bound (the Egyptian term), each with a planetary ruler of its own. Your chart shows both for every planet.
Decans (faces) of Capricorn
| 0°–10° | Jupiter |
|---|---|
| 10°–20° | Mars |
| 20°–30° | Sun |
Egyptian bounds of Capricorn
| 0°–7° | Mercury |
|---|---|
| 7°–14° | Jupiter |
| 14°–22° | Venus |
| 22°–26° | Saturn |
| 26°–30° | Mars |
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See also Capricorn rising and Sun in the other signs.
Common questions
What does Sun in Capricorn mean?
The Sun in Capricorn builds an identity out of responsibility.
Is Sun strong in Capricorn?
Sun in Capricorn is peregrine at most degrees — a wanderer without a home here. The house and aspects in your own chart decide how it plays out.
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