Sagittarius — The Archer

Fire Mutable Ruled by Jupiter Nov 22 – Dec 21

A Jupiter-ruled fire sign, Sagittarius is the expansive, optimistic energy of early winter. As a mutable sign it is traditionally read as restless and exploratory, always reaching past the familiar. In astrology it is associated with adventure, freedom, and big-picture thinking. Tradition casts it as the seeker of the zodiac, chasing meaning, travel, and the next horizon.

What tradition gives Sagittarius

  • Traditionally linked to adventure and optimism
  • Associated with freedom and big-picture thinking
  • A sign of the seeker in tradition

The myth underneath

Depicted as a centaur archer, often linked to the wise Chiron.

Pairings, as tradition tells them

Tradition pairs Sagittarius most easily with Aries, Leo, Aquarius — a folk pattern about temperaments, not a rule about people.

When the Sun is actually here

Across a century of computed positions, the Sun holds Sagittarius from about November 23 to December 21.

The edges, honestly

Sign boundaries are not fixed calendar dates — the Sun's ingress moves by a day or so from year to year. Computed across 1930–2030, these dates near Sagittarius's edges belong to different signs in different years:

DateUsuallySometimes
November 22Scorpio in 52% of yearsScorpio otherwise
December 21Sagittarius in 95% of yearsCapricorn otherwise
December 22Capricorn in 86% of yearsCapricorn otherwise

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The Sun is one placement of ten

A Sagittarius Sun says nothing about your Moon, your rising sign, or where the rest of the sky sat. The free calculator draws the whole wheel — on your device, in a second.

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