Decan 1 · 1–10°
Sub-ruler: Jupiter
Double Jupiter — the most expansive, optimistic and excessive.
Roughly the first ten days of the sign.
November 22 – December 21 · Fire · Mutable · ruled by Jupiter
♐ Sagittarius
Expansion, honesty and appetite for the unfamiliar.
DatesNovember 22 – December 21
SymbolArcher ♐
ElementFire
ModalityMutable
Ruling planetJupiter
House9
PolarityPositive
Lucky numbers3, 9
Lucky dayThursday
ColourPurple
BirthstoneTurquoise, topaz
Best matches
Aries, Leo, Libra
Hardest matches
Capricorn, Taurus, Cancer
Rules the bodyHips, thighs and liver
Calculated, not approximated
Exact Sagittarius dates for 2026
Sun enters Sagittarius
22 November, 07:29 UTC
Sun leaves Sagittarius
21 December, 20:54 UTC
Length this year
29.6 days
Every other site prints "November 22 – December 21" with a note that dates "may vary by a day". They vary because the Sun crosses the boundary at a specific moment, and that moment shifts each year — but it is not unknowable.
The figures above are computed: the Sun enters Sagittarius when its ecliptic longitude reaches 240°, and that crossing is found to the minute. If you were born near a boundary, this is the answer you actually needed.
Rarely covered
The three Sagittarius decans
Each sign divides into three ten-degree segments, and each has its own sub-ruler. Two people can both be Sagittarius and read as noticeably different because they fall in different decans — roughly, early, middle or late in the sign.
Decan 2 · 11–20°
Sub-ruler: Mars
Sharper and more competitive. Drive with a target.
Roughly the middle ten days of the sign.
Decan 3 · 21–30°
Sub-ruler: Sun
Warm and idealistic. The teacher of the three.
Roughly the last ten days of the sign.
Sagittarius personality
Optimistic
Tactless
Adventurous
Restless
Philosophical
Strengths
Genuinely open-minded and hard to discourage. Says the thing nobody else will.
Weaknesses
Says it without checking whether it needed saying, and leaves before the consequences land.
Sagittarius is the one mutable fire sign — and that pairing is the whole explanation. The element sets temperament: fire signs act first and consider afterwards. The modality decides what happens when circumstances change: mutable signs adapt to it.
There are exactly twelve combinations of four elements and three modalities, and each is occupied by one sign. That is why no two signs are interchangeable, and why Sagittarius cannot be swapped for the other fire signs without changing the meaning.
The Sagittarius man and woman
Sagittarius man
Blunt, restless and genuinely open-minded. Says the thing, then leaves.
Sagittarius woman
Independent and adventurous. Reads possessiveness as a threat rather than devotion.
Worth saying plainly: nothing in astrology assigns different meanings to a sign by gender. These descriptions reflect how the traits are conventionally written about, not a separate system — and plenty of people will recognise themselves in the other one.
Sagittarius in each area of life
In love and relationships
Needs room and honesty. Reads possessiveness as a threat rather than devotion.
As a friend
Great company, hard to pin down. Turns a coffee into a three-day trip.
At work
Good with big-picture strategy, teaching and anything international. Bored by detail.
Career that suits
Travel, teaching, publishing, law, anything international or philosophical.
With money
Optimistic and loose with it. Gambling instinct, in the broad sense.
As a child
Energetic, curious and needs space. Confinement produces rebellion quickly.
As a parent
Fun, honest and encouraging of independence. Weak on routine.
Health and the body
Hips, thighs and liver — Sagittarius rules them, and overindulgence is the traditional risk.
Sagittarius compatibility with every sign
Ranked by the angle between the two signs on the wheel — the same geometry astrology uses for aspects. Signs 120° apart share an element and form a trine; 90° apart is a square. Nothing here is a matter of opinion.
| With | Aspect | Angle | Score | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ♈ Aries | Trine | 120° | 88% | Fire |
| ♌ Leo | Trine | 120° | 88% | Fire |
| ♎ Libra | Sextile | 60° | 82% | Air |
| ♒ Aquarius | Sextile | 60° | 82% | Air |
| ♐ Sagittarius | Conjunction | 0° | 78% | Fire |
| ♊ Gemini | Opposition | 180° | 75% | Air |
| ♍ Virgo | Square | 90° | 62% | Earth |
| ♓ Pisces | Square | 90° | 62% | Water |
| ♏ Scorpio | Semi-sextile | 30° | 58% | Water |
| ♑ Capricorn | Semi-sextile | 30° | 58% | Earth |
| ♉ Taurus | Quincunx | 150° | 55% | Earth |
| ♋ Cancer | Quincunx | 150° | 55% | Water |
Famous Sagittariuss
Taylor Swift, Brad Pitt, Jane Austen, Winston Churchill
Lists like this are the weakest evidence in astrology and the most quoted. With roughly a twelfth of all people in any sign, every sign has impressive members — picking four of them proves nothing. Read it as trivia, not as support.
Common questions about Sagittarius
What are the exact Sagittarius dates?
November 22 – December 21 as usually published. In 2026 specifically the Sun enters on 22 November am30 07:29 UTC and leaves on 21 December pm31 20:54 UTC.
Who is Sagittarius most compatible with?
By aspect, Aries, Leo, Libra. Those sit at the easiest angles on the wheel — but sun signs are one factor of many, and a difficult angle describes friction rather than failure.
What is a Sagittarius decan?
A ten-degree third of the sign with its own sub-ruler: Jupiter, Mars, Sun. It is why two people of the same sign born three weeks apart can read quite differently.
What body part does Sagittarius rule?
Hips, thighs and liver — Sagittarius rules them, and overindulgence is the traditional risk.
Is the Sagittarius man different from the woman?
Not in the system itself — astrology assigns no gendered meaning to a sign. The separate descriptions above reflect convention in how signs are written about, nothing more.