The night sky on your birthday: December 14
December 14 is day 349 of the year. Here is what the sky holds for everyone born on it — and a way to get the real sky above the exact place and hour you were born.
The Sun's constellation on December 14
On your birthday the Sun stands in front of Ophiuchus, even though horoscopes call December 14 Sagittarius: the zodiac signs were fixed about 2,000 years ago and the sky has drifted since (precession of the equinoxes). Because the Sun is in Ophiuchus, that constellation is hidden in daylight on your birthday: you see it best around six months later.
Overhead at midnight on December 14
- Northern hemisphere (40°N — New York, Madrid, Beijing): Auriga, Taurus, Camelopardalis and Perseus; brightest stars high up: Capella (83°), Castor (64°) and Aldebaran (64°).
- Southern hemisphere (40°S — Melbourne, Buenos Aires region, Wellington): Columba, Caelum, Pictor and Carina; brightest stars high up: Canopus (74°), Adhara (69°) and Sirius (62°).
Meteor showers around December 14
Active on your birthday: Geminids (peak night). On a dark night away from city lights you can make a wish on a real shooting star.
The Moon on your next birthday
On the evening of December 14, 2026 the Moon will be waxing crescent (28% lit).
The exact sky of the night you were born
These are averages for a latitude. Your own sky depends on the city, the year and the hour: Firmament draws the real stars, constellations, Moon and planets above your birthplace at your birth time, as a print-ready A3 poster — $4.99, delivered instantly as a PDF.
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