Sidereal Capricorn, The Caretaker, is the steward that nurtures and feeds. Capricorn has lived a life that reinforces the need to work with what they’ve got. Their MO is, “it is what it is.”
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- Discover the Wounds & Gifts of Your Sidereal Birth Chart
Let’s dig into the meaning of the zodiac sign sidereal Capricorn according to Divination For Liberation Sidereal Astrology.
For the sake of brevity, I will often say “Capricorn” instead of “sidereal Capricorn.” However, the description I offer here is exclusively about sidereal Capricorn according Divination For Liberation Sidereal Astrology. I will give a broad overview of the sign for all placements. Then, I will give specific interpretations for Sun, Moon, Ascendant/Rising sign Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn in sidereal Capricorn.
You have Sun in sidereal Capricorn if you were born between January 14 and February 12, roughly. Cast your sidereal birth chart to see what other placements you might have in Capricorn.
First, I will define what a sidereal zodiac sign is. A sidereal zodiac sign in Divination For Liberation Sidereal Astrology describes:
- How we relate to different parts of ourselves and why;
- The roles we play in our relationships with others;
- What needs and skills have come to take priority in our lives;
Broad Overview of Sidereal Capricorn
General Characteristics
For sidereal Capricorn, the need to have enough has taken priority in their lives and all the skills, talents, and habits they’ve developed grow from that need.
If you want it done efficiently and without the drama of demands for recognition and praise, get sidereal Capricorn to do it. They are resourceful, direct, pragmatic, and the ultimate realist.
As one of the 3 earth signs (including Virgo and Taurus), sidereal Capricorn uses the tool of realism to complete the task of taking control of their material resources and their feelings. By conforming their needs to what is available materially and emotionally, they often consciously and unconsciously deny their emotions. This is a consequence of experiences where they’ve been denied or had emotional connection withheld from them by caregivers.
Capricorn is often parentified by a caregiver or by circumstance as a child. They learn to do without because there is usually someone else in the family or household with needs or feelings that were deemed more important. There simply wasn’t enough room for the feelings and needs of Capricorn. They had to take care of the feelings and needs of others. This is why they are so good at being the Caretaker at work, in friendships, in relationships, and in their families.
Sidereal Capricorn in Love
In love, Capricorn is an attentive lover, they have a good memory, and are excellent at taking care of all the practical considerations of being in relationship. Soft, tender, and expressive? Not so much. But if you want to bring out the softer side of Capricorn, make sure there is enough money, time, and space for them to relax and put down their drive to take control.
Capricorn needs to know that they won’t run out of the most important things needed to live comfortably. They like quality over quantity. They will only let their guard down when tasks, dates, and responsibilities are well researched and well planned. Just know that if you don’t do it, sidereal Capricorn will. So, do it and do it well.
Sidereal Capricorn as a Parent
As a parent, Capricorn can be self-sacrificial. They will be praised for how well they center the needs of their children, especially if they are a mother. They won’t often show the need for appreciation and validation, but they need it real bad. Words won’t suffice. Lighten their load and take some things off their hands. That’s how the Capricorn parent will know that you care.
In love and as a parent, sidereal Capricorn will resist letting others take on responsibilities because the loss of control can be incredibly triggering. If you aren’t going to do it as well as sidereal Capricorn would, then they won’t think it’s worth it to give up control. So, you must be clever and find was to make things easier for them. You gotta think several steps ahead because Capricorn has often already run all the contingencies and possibilities for failure and disaster through their algorithm like mind.
The Sidereal Capricorn Child
If you have a child with sidereal Capricorn, find ways to show interest in who they are. They will often be in their own world and not let on when things are bothering them emotionally. They will show a maturity that betrays their chronological age, but this is a sign that they’ve already internalized that their emotions and needs are an inconvenience to others.
The Capricorn child will feel cared for when they know they don’t have to worry about their parents or siblings, and they can focus on their own interests and desires.
Sidereal Capricorn Career
Capricorn, in general, makes a great entrepreneur because they have an intuitive understanding of how systems and structures work. They are also really good at building structures and systems. They are prone to take on way more than is their responsibility because of their investment in making sure things run efficiently and also, the control piece. They can’t stand to see things being done poorly or without sufficient planning.
Planets in Sidereal Capricorn
Now let’s look at each individual planet in sidereal Capricorn. Cast your sidereal birth chart to find out what placements you have in Capricorn.
Because a birth chart is complex, interpretations of individual planets can be contradictory within the context of the chart. That’s normal and should be expected. For an expert-level professional reading of your sidereal birth chart that synthesizes all of the complexities and contradictions, book a Divination For Liberation Sidereal Astrology reading.
All planets and placements in Capricorn can be understood as answering the questions:
- What have I had to be real and sober about?
- What have I not had enough of?
- What have I learned to withhold from myself because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from me?
Sun in Sidereal Capricorn
The Sun represents the need to be seen and acknowledged as special for who we are. It’s sign in our birth chart tells us what makes us feel self-conscious and what makes us feel respected.
- What has Sun in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? How much your presence is allowed to influence others and how much impact you have on the world and your environment.
- What has Sun in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? Attention that validates them, and being made to feel special and respected for who they are.
- What has Sun in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? A sense of worthiness just for existing and esteem and respect without having to work or sacrifice to earn it.
Sun in sidereal Capricorn isn’t the type to hype themselves up or overplay themselves. But don’t mistake that for their authentic self. They are The Caretaker because they’ve often never gotten to be the center of attention. They have the need to be seen and acknowledged as special just like everyone else. It’s just that other needs were much more important for them growing up.
People who are emotionally indulgent and wasteful, and those who throw tantrums without a solutions-oriented disposition offend sidereal Capricorn Sun and can bring out their mean or controlling side. This is the very behavior that makes Capricorn Sun feel self-conscious about themselves. It’s embarrassing for them to be emotionally expressive and demanding of attention. But that’s because they have survived by learning to do without special attention, acknowledgement, and recognition. In other words, they are used to be ignored.
Capricorn Suns are perceived as mature because they are not demanding of attention. Being on the receiving end of grand gestures aren’t their thing unless they feel that they deserve it. This is because Capricorn Sun is a realist. They seek tangible manifestations of their impact and influence on others.
If you want to bring out the playful side of sidereal Capricorn Sun, make them feel special by planning for the future, being on time, and showing that you are in control of things.
Sun in sidereal Capricorn is learning to acknowledge their need for attention and to notice when they are accepting being ignored.
Moon in Sidereal Capricorn
The Moon is the need for comfort, safety, and protection. It’s the need to be tended to and cared for.
- What has Moon in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? The emotional availability of their caregivers and loved ones, and how much attentiveness to their physical and emotional comfort and safety is available.
- What Moon in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? Being fussed over and made to feel safe, protected, and cared for.
- What has Moon in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? Physical and emotional comfort and safety.
Moon in sidereal Capricorn grew up taking care of themselves, their siblings, or their mothers when they were children. They really didn’t get the chance to be babied. This makes them act like they don’t need to be fussed over or tended to emotionally. But they do. The smallest gestures mean the world to sidereal Capricorn Moon and all other placements in Capricorn because they have learned to adapt to very little affection, emotional closeness, and attentiveness.
Don’t mistake sidereal Capricorn Moon’s resourcefulness, lack of emotional expression, and tendency to accept discomfort as a true indication of how they feel and what they need. Moon in sidereal Capricorn and those who love them can learn to notice when they downplay their needs, start rationing care and other emotional resources, and when they overly focus on making sure other people are safe and comfortable at the expense of their own needs. This is a sign Capricorn Moon feels like there is not enough attentiveness and care available to them, whether that’s actually the case or not. Reassurance will go a long way with them.
Moon in sidereal Capricorn is learning to feel their need for care and attentiveness by recognizing when they are downplaying their feelings and struggling to take up emotional space.
Sidereal Capricorn Rising (Ascendant)
The Rising Sign, also known as the Ascendant, is your personality and temperament. It describes the role you play in your relationships. The rising sign describes who and what you identify as.
- What has sidereal Capricorn Rising had to be real and sober about? Whose discomfort is a priority and how much emotional space they’re allowed to take up in their interactions and relationships with others.
- What has sidereal Capricorn Rising not had enough of? Freedom from being or feeling responsible for other people’s feelings.
- What has sidereal Capricorn rising learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? The expectation of care and concern from others inside their interactions and relationships.
Sidereal Capricorn Rising prioritizes the appearance of self-control, discipline, and self-reliance. They are the adult in the room who sees things as they are and despises self-delusion. The biggest sin for them is to have an unrealistic perception of themselves and the people they are in relationship with. It’s a specific type of loss of control that they avoid at all costs. If you are looking for a realistic assessment of yourself or anyone or anything else, ask Capricorn Rising.
Having Capricorn as your Rising Sign means you are the one who is most likely to take on the role of caretaker in your relationships. At the most basic level, that means you take up less emotional space in relation to who you are engaging with. The other persons feelings and needs are more like to drive the direction of the relationship and interaction.
This can be hard for them to see sometimes because sidereal Capricorn rising identifies as someone with discipline and self-control. So their lack of emotional expression might feel like they are just not an expressive person when in fact they are have a deep fear of loss of emotional control.
Sidereal Capricorn rising is learning to reign in their resentment of people who act with their feelings first by being more honest, spontaneous, and expressive with their own feelings and needs.
Mercury in Sidereal Capricorn
Mercury represents the need to hear and be heard, to know, and to understand and be understood. The sign of Mercury describes how we relate to this need.
What has Mercury in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? Mercury in sidereal Capricorn has had to be real with themselves about the role other people’s feelings play in communication. They’ve also had to be sober about the meaning of words.
What Mercury in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? They have not had enough of being heard and being understood, particularly by caregivers and loved ones.
What has Mercury in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? They’ve learned to withhold from themselves listening with a tender ear that picks up on feelings and not just meaning.
Mercury in sidereal Capricorn is a direct and sometimes literal communicator. They can be stewards of language, focused on maintaining the integrity of what is said and what is meant. Many great writers and speakers have Mercury in sidereal Capricorn because they take words seriously. They are mechanistic and systematic in their approach to communication. They focus on intelligibility and accuracy rather than sentiment.
Mercury in sidereal Capricorn prioritizes efficiency. Their need to be heard and understood serves their overriding need to be real. They can be unintentionally blunt with their direct style of communication as they don’t often take their own or other people’s feelings into consideration when trying to get their point across.
Mercury in sidereal Capricorn is learning that they can still be understood even when they don’t feel like they are in complete control of their words or how they are coming across to others. It can be worth it for Mercury in sidereal Capricorn to take their own feelings into consideration when expressing themselves. Stern communication can undermine their need to be understood because it lacks tenderness and emotional authenticity.
Venus in Sidereal Capricorn
Venus is the need to be liked and the need to please others. The sign of Venus describes the things we need to have in common with others so that we feel like we belong.
What has Venus in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? Venus in sidereal Capricorn has had to be real about the necessity of conforming to others lack of emotional availability in order to be liked. They’ve had to be sober about how much they can expect from others emotionally.
What has Venus in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? Venus in sidereal Capricorn has not had enough of having their desires considered. They have not had enough of being conformed to as a sign that they are liked.
What has Venus in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? They’ve learned to withhold pleasure and indulgence from themselves.
Like Moon in sidereal Capricorn, Venus here struggles to take up emotional space. And like Capricorn rising, Venus here is inclined to take on the role of Caretaker. Specifically, they take care of other people’s need to be liked and to be pleased, denying themselves the same. Sometimes they can get so caught up in taking care of other people’s need to feel received that Venus in Capricorn doesn’t stop to see if they actually like the person.
Venus in Capricorn struggles when witnessing others in emotional distress and works hard to make them comfortable. They can be disarming but also stern. All Capricorn placements have that sternness in common when they feel like they are losing control of themselves or a situation.
Venus in sidereal Capricorn feels like they belong when those around them share their sense of pragmatism, by any means necessary attitude to solving problems, and have an eye for efficacy and quality.
Venus in Capricorn learning to let themselves enjoy good feelings and being genuinely liked even when they feel too afraid to let themselves because they fear loss or living without it.
Mars in Sidereal Capricorn
Mars is the need for power, independence, and physical and emotional autonomy. The sign of Mars shows how you assert your independence and autonomy, and what makes you feel powerful. It can also indicate the type of work you are suited for.
What has Mars in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? They have had to be real about what they are capable. They have had to be sober about how much autonomy they’re allowed to have in life.
What has Mars in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? They have not had enough emotional autonomy. They’ve been deprived of power over themselves and freedom to be independent.
What has Mars in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? They’ve learned to withhold from themselves the freedom to do as they please without fear of loss of control. They withhold from themselves the freedom to take risks and do things merely because they are able to.
Mars in sidereal Capricorn is sober, resourceful, and a hard worker. Like Moon in Capricorn, they have had to forgo the frivolities of youth to take care of other people and themselves. They are responsible and take on whatever needs to be done to keep the family, business, or household running.
Capricorn Mars has usually not been able to take on the “because I can” attitude in life because doing so has had heavy consequences. They struggle to take risks because they don’t feel entitled to trying things without the certainty that they haven’t wasted time or money. The need to have enough makes them constantly fear they will run out things.
Mars in sidereal Capricorn can grow to resent the people in their life who aren’t afraid to be a bit reckless and do things without having to plan. But that’s because Capricorn Mars has been the one left responsible for the consequences of other people’s reckless behavior. They didn’t get to play and try new things without having to worry about caring for other people, or being concerned with the management of time and resources.
Mars in Capricorn is learning to channel their resourcefulness and work ethic into things that matter to them and not just cleaning up the messes other people leave. They are learning to let some things go undone so that they don’t continue to protect others from the consequences of their actions.
Jupiter in Sidereal Capricorn
Jupiter is the need for certainty, the need to be believed, and the need for things to make sense. The sign of Jupiter describes how we connect the dots between our experiences. It describes the story we tell about our experiences and who we are. Jupiter’s sign shows what we have been taught to believe about who we are and how the world works.
What has Jupiter in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? Jupiter in sidereal Capricorn has had to be real and sober about what their experiences mean.
What has Jupiter in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? They have not had enough of certainty that reinforces their feelings as a relevant factor in why things happen the way they do.
What has Jupiter in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? Jupiter in sidereal withholds from them entitlement that things should make sense to them. Sometimes they are right and other people should believe them. But Jupiter in sidereal Capricorn has had this type of influence over others withheld from them.
Saturn in Sidereal Capricorn
Saturn is reality. It is sanity and the limits of the mind, body, and life. Saturn is social and physical death. The sign of Saturn describes the social and material reality of the period we were born into. It shows how we engage with the existing social and material reality.
What has Saturn in sidereal Capricorn had to be real and sober about? They have had to be sober about the reality of physical death. Saturn in sidereal Capricorn has had to be real about what they must ignore in order to be accepted as sane.
What has Saturn in sidereal Capricorn not had enough of? Saturn in sidereal Capricorn has not had enough of other’s participation in their physical and emotional experience of reality.
What has Saturn in sidereal Capricorn learned to withhold from themselves because it was willfully or circumstantially withheld from them? They have learned to withhold more than what they have, more than they have been given, and more feel like you have earned. Specifically, more emotional influence over their environment.
You had your Saturn return in sidereal Capricorn January 2020 through January 2023 if your were born:
- March 20, 1990 – June 20, 1990
- December 14, 1990 – March 5, 1993
- October 15, 1993- November 9, 1993
- February 1, 1961 – September 1961
- October 7, 1961 – January 27, 1964