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Capricorn season: dates for 2026 and 2027

Capricorn season, according to tradition, highlights ambition, rigor, and perseverance. Capricorn season opens at the December solstice: the Sun reaches its lowest point, then the light returns.

  • winter solstice
  • return of the light
  • tropic
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The essentials

Capricorn season at a glance

For you

December 21 to January 20, 2027: a month for building, keeping commitments, and aiming far, according to tradition.

A strength

A clear tipping point: from the very next day, the day gains back a few seconds.

Something to watch

In the Southern Hemisphere, the same instant marks the summer solstice and the longest day.

Element and modality
Earth, cardinal
Ruler
Saturn
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The 2026 and 2027 dates Calculate my rising sign

By Thomas Guilhot · updated

The dates

Capricorn season in 2026 and 2027

Paris time. The approximate dates (December 22 – January 19) shift by a day depending on the year: the year does not last a whole number of days.

The Sun in Capricorn: entry and exit, Paris time
YearSun’s entryExitDuration
2026UpcomingMonday, December 21, 20269:50 PMWednesday, January 20, 20278:30 AM29 days and 11 h
2027Wednesday, December 22, 20273:42 AMThursday, January 20, 20282:21 PM29 days and 11 h

Capricorn season 2026 begins in 65 days. The current season is Libra season. Libra season →

Capricorn season: what it colors

The Romans celebrated the Saturnalia, a week of banquets where roles were reversed, and honored the Unconquered Sun at the end of December; the date of Christmas is often linked to this custom.

In the Neoplatonic tradition, Macrobius calls Capricorn the “gate of the gods,” the one souls would take to depart. For astrologers, the season of the earth sign ruled by Saturn would be one of taking stock, structure, and commitments for the coming year. These are correspondences of symbols, with no demonstrated effect on the rest of the winter.

Sign
Capricornearth cardinal
Ruler
Saturn
Polarity
Yin (receptive)
Opposite sign
Cancer

A reading of the sky to take as food for thought, not to be followed blindly: the dates are calculated, and what tradition associates with them is reported in the conditional, announcing nothing. Why?

The sky of the season

Light and sky

At the solstice, the Sun reaches its greatest southern declination, about 23.4 degrees: it rises late, sets early, and peaks low.

Go further

The 12 seasons

The seasons of the signs in 2026

  1. AriesFrom March 20
  2. TaurusFrom April 20
  3. GeminiFrom May 21
  4. CancerFrom June 21
  5. LeoFrom July 22
  6. VirgoFrom August 23
  7. LibraFrom September 23
  8. ScorpioFrom October 23
  9. SagittariusFrom November 22
  10. CapricornFrom December 21
  11. AquariusFrom January 20
  12. PiscesFrom February 18

The lunar calendar, day by day →

How is it calculated?

Moments when the Sun reaches 270° then 300° of longitude, searched to the second by the engine.

Frequently asked questions about Capricorn season

When does Capricorn season begin in 2026?

On Monday, December 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM, Paris time, at the December solstice. It ends on January 20, 2027 at 8:30 AM.

When does Capricorn season begin in 2027?

On Wednesday, December 22, 2027 at 3:42 AM, Paris time, until January 20, 2028 at 2:21 PM, that is, 29 days and 11 h.

Why does the greatest cold arrive after the winter solstice?

Because the Earth loses its heat with a delay: it keeps cooling as long as the Sun gives it less than it radiates into space. The minimum temperature therefore arrives about a month and a half after the solstice, in January or February. The lag is climatic, not astronomical.

What does tradition say about Capricorn season?

It sees the Neoplatonists’ “gate of the gods” in it, a time of structure and stocktaking under Saturn, and the return of the light that the Romans celebrated. These are inherited symbols, reported in the conditional.