Capricorn: dates and meaning

Strategic patience: you build to last.

The Sun passes through Capricorn from about January 20 to February 16.

The three stages of Capricorn

First stage January 20 to January 28

You measure effort by the result, not by how you felt along the way. You can sustain something uncomfortable for a long time if you know it leads to something concrete — at work, you're the one who endures the boring or hard stage of a project without needing constant outside motivation.

Second stage January 29 to February 6

You build the structure that others will need later. You don't look for immediate recognition, you look for what you set up to keep working when you're no longer there holding it up — with money, you prioritize what pays off in the long term over quick gains.

Third stage February 7 to February 16

You've stopped climbing to prove something, now you climb to leave something built. You let go of the need to prove your worth through achievement and replaced it with building something that transcends — in your career, you tend to end up in roles where you train the next generation, not just where you produce.

The dates can shift by a day depending on the year and the time. To know exactly, calculate it with your date of birth.

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