Capricorn is the sign of patient ambition: building for the long term, a sense of responsibility, the will to reach a goal even if it takes time. A planet in Capricorn acts with seriousness, sometimes at the cost of severity toward itself.
An Ascendant in Capricorn, for example, gives a reserved and composed first impression; this principle of steadiness applies to any planet found there, not just the Sun.
Element: Earth. Modality: Cardinal (Capricorn opens winter). Ruler (domicile): Saturn, in the classical seven-planet system. Opposite sign: Cancer. Natural house: 10 (career, public reputation, authority).
Mars is in exaltation here (around 28°); Jupiter, by contrast, is in fall here — Jupiterian expansion and optimism express themselves poorly, thwarted by the sign's rigor.
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