The sign
of Capricorn is a feminine sign and seeks to be a useful and effective woman or
man. Those with Capricorn sun, rising or moon sign in their natal chart tend to
gravitate toward worthwhile and practical causes. In relationships, Capricorn
values self-sufficiency society, traditions and responsibility. These
characteristics and traits make them very dependable and their word is their
bond. However, they may seem a bit cold or distant. They do love to belong and
fit well into organized structures. Though they may fear losing their sense of
identity in love relationships, they can be captivated by dreams of completely
satisfying their partner.
- Capricorn Ruling Planet: Saturn
- Capricorn Zodiac Symbol: The Goat
- Capricorn Element: Earth
- Capricorn Cardinality: Cardinal
- Capricorn Stone: Amber, Onyx
- Capricorn Season: Winter
- Capricorn Colors: Purple
- Capricorn Anatomy: Knees and Skeleton
- Famous Capricorns: Louis Pasteur, Rod Serling, Joseph Stalin, J.R. Tolkien, David Bowie, Richard Nixon, Sophie Tucker, Martin Luther King, Pat Benatar, Paul Cezanne, Oliver Hardy, Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Denzel Washington, Henry Miller, Clara Barton
What are
Rising Signs and Ascendants?
Your rising sign, or ascendant, represents your
personality and is determined by the planet on the horizon on the day you were
born in the place you were born. This changes approximately every hour. Knowing
the month, day, time and city of your birth, astrologers can determine which
planet was on the horizon and thus determine your rising sign and ascendant,
which are synonyms.
Most astrologers will tell you that your rising
sign is as important as your sun sign. While the sun sign represents a person's
inner self and inner experience of life, the rising sign is generally
interpreted as your outwardly appearing self.
Many people, when guessing a person's sun sign,
might actually infer their rising sign and ascendant as they are so closely
related to personality. Many things about a person that aren't explained by
birth sign are revealed by their rising sign.
What are Moon Signs?
As you may have guessed, your moon sign is
calculated like your sun sign and represents the constellation in astrology in
which the moon was located at the place and time of your birth.
The moon's influence on earth is great. Just think
of the tides. No less great is the moon's influence on people, over 70%
comprised of water! We've all heard of lunatics, which comes from luna, meaning
moon, and werewolves changing under the full moon. Symbols such as these remind
us of just how closely tied the moon's cycle of waxing and waning over the
course of each month can be to our emotional, psychological and physical state.
Problems tend to come to a head and issues reach their culmination at the full
moon. The new moon is thought to represent fresh beginnings.
A person's moon sign is considered in
astrology to be closely tied to their emotional makeup and feelings.
As someone born when the Sun was in
Capricorn, you lean toward a conservative approach to most matters and you
possess a strong sense of duty. You are a hard worker and you will persist with
a determined will toward a desired goal. You are capable of tremendous self
discipline when necessary. Your cautious nature stems from an innate knowledge
that impulsive actions may lead to mistakes that are more time consuming and
costly in the long run. Many Capricorns find themselves in life situations
whereby they must take responsibility for others in some way.
With your Moon in the sign of
Capricorn, you probably have an emotional need to achieve status and success of
some kind. Even if you are not the type to worship status symbols, there is a
part of you that definitely enjoys attainment of these things. You have a
serious minded approach to life and an earnest sense of duty toward most
matters. You can be quite sensitive about yourself but you also have the
ability to bypass your emotions in order to cope with disappointment and pain.
This can give others the impression that you are unsympathetic or unfeeling.
Capricorn on the rise produces a
personality that is serious, prudent and patient. Saturn rules Capricorn, and
becomes the ruling planet in your chart. The Saturn influence suggests the most
responsible type of personality, and gives a "never say die" approach
to life that is the essence of your nature.
The Capricorn Ascendant also gives a
reserve and a restraint that can make you seem very austere and even
melancholy. You appear critical and cold because of an ethical and righteous
attitude that duty must be done. This is a complex sign.
You seem aloof and remote, yet an
elegant quality may conceal an inherent shyness. You are somewhat timid, and
you may even suffer from feelings of inadequacy, especially in the early years
of your life. Very straight-laced and proper behavior is sometimes a facade
hiding a sense of insecurity or of feelings that you are unwanted or
unappreciated.
You may be somewhat a workaholic and
expect those around you to share such dedication to duty. You can be judgmental
of others on a variety of issues. This often strains personal relationships.
Because you're such a perfectionist with your work, you procrastinate a great
deal. You are conservative in your actions and habits, and will remain this way
even if you accumulate considerable wealth.
Usually, Capricorn on the rise
produces an ambitious person. Yet you have more concern with your degree of
prestige and status, than with the amount of money that achieving your goals
may eventually bring. You seem very serious and old before your time while you
are in your youth; even as a child, you are likely to be very self-sufficient.
Sometimes responsibility is assumed at an early age.
Like the Capricorn symbol, the
Mountain Goat, you climb to the top in a very slow, sure-footed way, always
staying on solid ground and taking your sweet time about it. There is much
stability in your makeup and you rarely become discouraged, even when you are
faced with frequent setbacks and roadblocks. The combination of your superior
organizing ability and overwhelming determination assures your eventual, if
sometimes delayed, success.
