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Sun signsSun in Sagittarius: what it means
The Sun is in Sagittarius from about November 22 to December 21. Sagittarius is a mutable fire sign, ruled by Jupiter. Fire signs act on enthusiasm and conviction. Mutable signs adjust as things change.
What a Sagittarius Sun is like
Somewhere further on always looks interesting to you. You are restless for the bigger picture: another country, another philosophy, a better question. Optimism comes easily, and you tend to assume things work out, which often helps them along. You tell the truth bluntly and are surprised when it lands as an insult. Rules that make no sense to you get ignored. Freedom is the thing you guard most, and promises made in a burst of enthusiasm can feel like a cage a month later.
Greatest strength
Faith that there is a way forward comes off you and lifts people who had stopped looking.
Where it stretches you
The ordinary middle stretch of a commitment, after the excitement and before the payoff, is where your visions gain weight.
Sagittarius Sun in love
A companion for adventures and long, honest talks suits you far better than a keeper. Closeness works best when you have room to roam, and too much routine can make you fidgety.
Sagittarius Sun at work
Teaching, travel, publishing, law and coaching all offer the range you need. Meaning and movement keep you going, and interest tends to fade once a role becomes pure maintenance.
Is Sun in Sagittarius really yours?
The Sun enters Sagittarius around November 22 and leaves around December 21. The exact minute moves from year to year, so if you were born within a day or two of either date, a calendar cannot tell you which side you are on. A calculated chart can.
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What the Sun means in a chart
In a birth chart the Sun describes the centre of your character: what you are working to become, where you want to be seen, and what restores your energy. It is the sign most people mean when they say "my sign". It is also only one of about a dozen points in a chart, which is why two people with the same Sun sign can be so different.
One placement is never the whole picture. A full reading weighs the Sun, the Moon, the rising sign, every planet, the houses they fall in and the angles between them. You can read a complete sample reading to see how the pieces fit together.
Sagittarius in the rest of the chart
Sun signs: all twelve
Astrology is a symbolic tradition offered for reflection. These descriptions are tendencies, not predictions, and not medical, legal or financial advice.