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Sagittarius in astrology

No planet from the Sun to Pluto is in Sagittarius today.

Element
Fire
Modality
Mutable
Ruling planet
Jupiter
Symbol
The Archer
The Sun is in the sign
About 22 November to 21 December
Opposite sign
Gemini

Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the tropical zodiac. The Sun is in Sagittarius from about 22 November to 21 December, as the days shorten towards the December solstice. Sagittarius is a fire sign, mutable in modality, and Jupiter is its traditional ruler.

Tradition links Sagittarius with exploration in every sense: travel, learning, belief and the search for meaning. The traditional keywords are optimism, frankness, a love of freedom and a taste for the large view, with tactlessness and restlessness as the usual counterpart. Its symbol is the Archer, drawn as a centaur who aims an arrow upward.

Sagittarius sits opposite Gemini on the wheel and shares the fire element with Aries and Leo. By analogy the ninth house corresponds with Sagittarius, the house of long journeys, higher learning and philosophy. Jupiter also rules Pisces in the traditional scheme.

Sagittarius is the last of the three autumn signs. The Sun leaves it at the December solstice, when the Sun reaches its southernmost point and the days in the northern hemisphere begin to lengthen.

At a glance

Often feels
Hopeful and ready to go
Shows love by
Taking you somewhere new
Needs
Room to roam and honest talk
Watch for
Honesty that arrives before tact

Planets in Sagittarius

Sun in Sagittarius
The Sun in Sagittarius is read as outward-looking and candid: a hunger for distance, ideas and the big picture, with honesty that can arrive before tact.
Moon in Sagittarius
The Moon in Sagittarius is read as a need for room: moods lift with movement, humour and a change of scene, and sink under anything that feels like a cage.
Mercury in Sagittarius
Mercury in Sagittarius is read as a broad, candid mind: the big idea before the small print, opinions shared freely, and a love of other languages and places.
Venus in Sagittarius
Venus in Sagittarius is read as affection with an open door: shared adventures, honesty over flattery, and a need for freedom inside closeness.
Mars in Sagittarius
Mars in Sagittarius is read as energy that needs a horizon: enthusiasm for the next thing, bluntness in a fight, and a dislike of pointless rules.
Jupiter in Sagittarius
Jupiter in Sagittarius, its own sign, is read as optimism at full stretch: travel, philosophy and teaching as natural ground, and a faith that the road provides.
Saturn in Sagittarius
Saturn in Sagittarius is read as a serious search for meaning: belief tested against experience, distrust of easy optimism, and wisdom arriving slowly.
Uranus in Sagittarius
Uranus in Sagittarius is read as a generation that questions belief and travels far; personally it is read as an unorthodox philosophy and a love of freedom.
Neptune in Sagittarius
Neptune in Sagittarius is read as a generation seeking a universal faith; personally it is read as idealism about distant places and big ideas.
Pluto in Sagittarius
Pluto in Sagittarius is read as a generation that transforms belief and travel; personally it is read as a conviction that runs deep and a search for truth.

Sagittarius rising

Sagittarius rising is read as an open, cheerful first impression: candour, restlessness, and a readiness to laugh and to leave.

Sagittarius with each sign

Astrology is a tradition of interpretation. What is written here is traditional, offered for reflection and entertainment, not advice and not a prediction.