When Was Chiron Last in Capricorn?
Updated October 5, 2026
As of October 2026, the last time was 2001–05: Chiron first entered Capricorn on 11 December 2001 and, because retrograde motion carried it back and forth across the sign's boundary, entered it twice in all before leaving for good on 5 December 2005. Next: Chiron first enters Capricorn on 16 January 2052; retrograde motion carries it back and forth across the sign's boundary, so it enters three times in all and leaves for good on 5 January 2056.
Each bar runs from first entry to final exit. Stretches marked with a neighbouring sign are times it crossed back over the boundary before returning.
Every Chiron-in-Capricorn pass, 1800–2100
Dates are in UTC and the Gregorian calendar; in a time zone far from Greenwich an ingress can fall on the neighbouring calendar day.
| First entry | Final exit | Time in Capricorn | Entered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 February 1803 | 19 November 1807 | 3.8 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 16 Feb 1803 – 7 Jun 1803 · 16 Nov 1803 – 8 Feb 1807 · 24 Aug 1807 – 19 Nov 1807 | |||
| 29 January 1852 | 25 January 1856 | 3.7 years | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 29 Jan 1852 – 3 Jul 1852 · 28 Oct 1852 – 25 Jan 1856 | |||
| 12 January 1901 | 13 January 1905 | 3.8 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 12 Jan 1901 – 8 Aug 1901 · 29 Sept 1901 – 22 Apr 1904 · 20 May 1904 – 13 Jan 1905 | |||
| 9 February 1951 | 27 January 1955 | 3.6 years | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 9 Feb 1951 – 18 Jun 1951 · 8 Nov 1951 – 27 Jan 1955 | |||
| 11 December 2001 | 5 December 2005 | 3.5 years | 2 times |
| In Capricorn: 11 Dec 2001 – 21 Feb 2005 · 1 Aug 2005 – 5 Dec 2005 | |||
| 16 January 2052 | 5 January 2056 | 3.6 years | 3 times |
| In Capricorn: 16 Jan 2052 – 28 Jul 2052 · 6 Oct 2052 – 3 Apr 2055 · 10 Jun 2055 – 5 Jan 2056 | |||
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Born with Chiron in Capricorn
- Born 9 February 1951 – 27 January 1955, except 18 June 1951 – 8 November 1951 (in Sagittarius)
- Born 11 December 2001 – 5 December 2005, except 21 February 2005 – 1 August 2005 (in Aquarius)
On the days Chiron changes sign, the birth time decides: dates here are UTC. Enter your birth data to see your own chart.
Chiron retrograde in Capricorn, the 2001–05 pass
Retrograde periods with at least one station in Capricorn: the date Chiron stood still and turned retrograde, and the date it turned direct again.
| Stations retrograde | Stations direct |
|---|---|
| 17 April 2002 9°08′ Capricorn | 7 September 2002 3°13′ Capricorn |
| 25 April 2003 18°08′ Capricorn | 18 September 2003 12°22′ Capricorn |
| 2 May 2004 26°07′ Capricorn | 26 September 2004 20°30′ Capricorn |
| 8 May 2005 3°17′ Aquarius | 5 October 2005 27°48′ Capricorn |
How Chiron moves through the zodiac
Across 1800–2100, Chiron spent about 1.6 years to 8.3 years in a sign on each pass, not counting retrograde dips out of it, and it returned to the same sign about every 50 years. 85% of passes included at least one retrograde dip back over a sign boundary.
Chiron in other signs
Aries · Taurus · Gemini · Cancer · Leo · Virgo · Libra · Scorpio · Sagittarius · Capricorn · Aquarius · Pisces
Other planets in Capricorn
Venus · Mars · Jupiter · Saturn · Chiron · Uranus · Neptune · Pluto
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How these dates were found
With Horoskopos's sky search: Chiron's geocentric, apparent, tropical ecliptic longitude, computed with the open-source Astronomy Engine library, with each sign boundary found to the minute. Sample ingresses agree with NASA JPL's Horizons ephemeris to within about two and a half hours. Chiron is computed from orbital elements bundled for 1800–2100, so its dates are limited to that span. Data generated 2026-10-04; page built 2026-10-05.