Sabian Symbols · Capricorn

Capricorn: all 30 Sabian symbols

Every whole degree of Capricorn has its own Sabian symbol, a small traditional picture first recorded in 1925. Find the exact degree of your Sun, Moon, Ascendant, or any planet in Capricorn, and read what that degree adds to it.

Capricorn 1°

A tribal leader stands before the assembled council, coldly and regally demanding recognition.

Capricorn 2°

Three stained-glass windows glow in an old cathedral; the light through the center one has been broken by war.

Capricorn 3°

A soul, eager for new experience, reaches to take on a body and grow.

Capricorn 4°

Supplies get loaded into a large canoe as a group readies itself for a crossing by water.

Capricorn 5°

A crew rows a loaded canoe hard toward battle, while others aboard dance a war dance.

Capricorn 6°

Ten logs lie stacked beneath a dark archway that opens onto darker woods.

Capricorn 7°

A veiled prophet speaks, seized by the power of a god moving through them.

Capricorn 8°

In a sunlit house, tame birds sing without any apparent reason to hold back.

Capricorn 9°

An angel stands holding a harp, its strings waiting quietly under ready fingers.

Capricorn 10°

A great seabird glides in close and feeds directly from a sailor's outstretched hand.

Capricorn 11°

A large flock of pheasants gathers across a private, carefully kept estate.

Capricorn 12°

A lecturer illustrates a talk on natural science, showing the room something about life it did not already know.

Capricorn 13°

A fire worshipper sits in meditation on the deepest realities of existence.

Capricorn 14°

An old bas-relief, carved in stone, still stands as evidence of a culture long since gone.

Capricorn 15°

A children's hospital ward is stocked full of toys.

Capricorn 16°

A school yard fills with boys and girls, all dressed for gymnasium class.

Capricorn 17°

A long-repressed woman finds a genuine sense of release, briefly free of every rule.

Capricorn 18°

A ship's flag flies from the mast of a warship crossing open water.

Capricorn 19°

A very young child carries a bag of groceries far heavier than she is used to.

Capricorn 20°

During a service, a choir sings from somewhere out of sight.

Capricorn 21°

Baton in hand, one runner sprints to close the gap and pass it to the next in a relay race.

Capricorn 22°

A defeated general accepts the loss with real, visible grace.

Capricorn 23°

A soldier receives two medals for bravery shown in battle.

Capricorn 24°

A woman walks through the convent doors, choosing a life set apart.

Capricorn 25°

A shop stands full, floor to ceiling, with fine, richly patterned rugs.

Capricorn 26°

A water spirit dances in the shimmering mist thrown up by a waterfall.

Capricorn 27°

Pilgrims climb a long, steep stairway toward a shrine set high on a mountain.

Capricorn 28°

A large aviary attached to a country house hums with the singing of many contented birds.

Capricorn 29°

A woman reads the shapes left in a cup of tea leaves for someone eager to know what is coming.

Capricorn 30°

In a paneled, richly furnished boardroom, a handful of powerful people have quietly convened.

Don't know your exact degree?

A Sabian symbol is specific to the whole degree a planet or point occupies, so you need the exact placement, not just the sign, to find yours. Cast a free natal chart to see every planet's precise degree, then look up its Sabian symbol here.