Capricorn Zodiac Sign

Sanskrit Name: Makara

Meaning of Name: The Goat
Capricorn Dates: December 22 – January 20

Capricorn Symbol: ♑

Sign Type: Earth – Cardinal – Negative

Capricorn Planet: The Saturn
Lucky Color: Brown, Steel, Grey, Black
Lucky Day: Saturday
Lucky Number: 1, 4, 8, 10, 13, 17, 19, 22, 26
Capricorn Birthday Flowers: Carnation
Capricorn Birthstone: Garnet
Associated Chinese Animal: Ox
Capricorn, the upward climbing, always forward moving Mountain Goat, represents the 10th
Sign of the Zodiac. Committed to responsibilities, Capricorn is a Sign representing the work
side of life. Often calm, to the degree of appearing slightly cold, meticulous and dogged in
their persistence for quality and productivity, Capricorn individuals are often a notch above
their counterparts. Prodigious and confident, Goats are hard working, sincere, soft hearted yet
sticklers for quality.
Most of them are blessed with a deep wisdom, understanding and stability of thought and
action from an early age. However, this does not make them boring or staid – even though a
bit slow to truly flower. In fact, born with the wisdom of mature adults, the Goats, as they
grow older tend to hark back to childhood in all its glory. Blame it on their ruler, the slow
moving, discipline-loving, blossoming when the struggle is the hardest – Saturn! So, you may
find a young Cappy somewhat dull, even lazy and tedious, thinner, shorter or weaker than
his/her peers (or fatter, for that matter) – in short, a misfit – working most nights, unwilling to
go out, guarded and closed.
However, as this Capricorn gets to the other side of 30, you may see him/her changing his/her
streaks altogether. This is when you will see the sparkly, lively side of the Capricorn-borns.
Patience, achievement, practicality and security net are their buzzwords. They may even act
selfishly, if they don’t get what they want. However, love for them is special. It is a lot about
stability and commitment, so from an early age, marriage is on the Goats’ minds. Loyal and
caring towards their loved ones, the Capricorn individuals, though, will even pass up love for
duty and virtue.
Capricorn the Achiever
The Capricorn Zodiac sign is the leading earth sign of the horoscope, and earth is mainly
about the concrete and material. To any earth sign, talking or thinking is not enough. Without
results in the real world, nothing has happened. The Carpicorn horoscope sign is prepared to
do the miles to make that come true.
A keyword for the Capricorn Zodiac sign in the horoscope is ambition. It’s the sign of
erecting buildings, bridges, and any other structure of significance, making society function
ande improve. The Capricorn horoscope sign is never satisfied with what is, but needs to
utilize existing resources to accomplish a grander tomorrow. Anything else would be like
sleeping. Capricorn has little time for sleep.
Saturn, the ruler of the Capricorn Zodiac sign in the horoscope, is a demanding master, and
Capricorn is an astrological sign that expects nothing less. Life is an opportunity that should
be taken full advantage of, and no Capricorn is pleased with anything else than leaving the
world in a much different shape than from what existed when entered. It’s all about making
something out of it.

Positive Qualities of Capricorn

The Capricornians are extremely responsible. You can be assured that they will do their part,
after allotting them a task. They are tolerant, which makes them very good family person.
They are resourceful and talented people. Ideally, they do not have any goal in their life, but if
they make any target, they achieve it by hook or by crook. They are reliable friends. You may
not meet more humble people around you, other than the Capricornians.

Negative Qualities of Capricorn

They lack direction in their life. They always try to be perfectionist and that is a reason, why
many people do not like them. They are determined, and sometimes, this trait goes towards
stubbornness. They do not like to take instructions from others. There are very few
Capricornians, who are imaginative and creative. They love to follow the tried and tested
ways in life. On one hand, they are responsible, but at the other, some of their attitudes are
doubtful.

Traits of Capricorn
Dependable: Capricornians are reliable and dependable, whom you can trust blindly and can
share your thoughts and opinions. You can count on them, no matter how difficult the task is.
This is the most important trait, which makes them different from other signs.
Classicist: Capricornians love the traditional approach for everything. They do not try to
experiment and always go for the customs and rules. They always settle for the best in each
and every aspect of life. They learn from their failures and that makes them even stronger.
With their continuous struggle for good performance, they gradually reach towards perfection.
Sense of Humor: Capricornians have the best sense of humor of all zodiac signs. They face
weirdest kind of jokes and banters on themselves. They have it in them to smile all the time,
even in the tightest situations.
Rigidness: The Capricornians are stubborn. Once they focus their target, they never fail to
achieve it, no matter how struggle they may have to put in. They are always firm and
determined. They set their own rules.
Realistic: Capricornians are extremely practical. They can take the right decision after
considering all possible situations. When everyone is looking at the darker side, the
Capricornians foresee the better future.

Capricorn Strengths
The characteristic traits of Capricorns differentiate them significantly from others. They are
self assured and have their foot rooted firmly on the ground. They have a very practical
approach towards life and would only believe in things which they can judge with their
ability. Imaginations don’t hold a place in the lives of Capricorns. Capricorns will not take
risks without knowing the pros and cons.
They are resolute in their actions and hardly get affected by failures. They will try
continuously till they succeed. Some of the positive traits of Capricorns are:
 Dependable
 Patient
 Determined
  Practical
 Loyal

Capricorn Weaknesses
Even then the sure footed Capricorns aren’t free from negatives. Often they are selfish at their
acts. A Capricorn would hardly act if there is no interest involved. Their desire to reach to
their goals by any means can at times make them cruel and tyrants in their actions. They can
be completely insensible and unemotional.
Capricorns are highly ambitious and they wouldn’t hesitate to take any route which will lead
them to success. Negatives of Capricorns are:
 Autocratic
 Reserved
 Vain
 Suspicious
 Unimaginative

Nature of Capricorn
At times Capricorns live a melancholy and lackluster life because of their tendency to alienate
people during their act of achieving their goals. Members born under the sign are highly
ambitious, which can also make them selfish in their actions.
They would always set a higher goal for themselves and therefore are relentless in their act of
achieving things. They are self assured people who are hardly affected by failures. Capricorns
are extremely patient and would pursue their target doggedly.
Capricorns are not impulsive. They would wait as long as it requires to analyze a situation
before acting upon it. Hence, Capricorn is described as a passive sign by the astrologers. But
in reality, Capricorns are full of energy, which they will put into action once they are assured
of their success.
Capricorns see their lives in black and white. They tend to feel uncomfortable in what they
can’t see or understand.