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Compatibility
Capricorn Ox and Sagittarius Rooster

The slow-burn energy that gradually draws firstwest and secondwest together in spite of their differences enjoys a rare opportunity to blossom here, supported by the superb pairing of the firsteast with the secondeast.

Western Zodiac sign, Capricorn
Western Zodiac sign, Sagittarius

Western Zodiac

Capricorn and Sagittarius

Compatibility overview

Adjacent signs the Western zodiac, like firstwest and secondwest, have quite a poor reputation in classical astrology. Orthodox approaches say that, like many real-life neighbors, they are wary of each other and prefer to remain at a distance. However, while it can take some time for these two to warm to each other, in fact this connection has great promise, especially for creative enterprises and emotional support.

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Signs that are next to each other around the Western zodiac wheel, like Capricorn and Sagittarius, share a Semi-sextile aspect. This is one of only two minor aspects (with the Quincunx), so from the beginning the energy is gentler than other influences, and somewhat lacking in clarity.

These two signs often do not gravitate strongly when they first meet. Capricorn, with their aptitude for understanding and wielding power, tends to be focused on society and social relations. The philosophical Sagittarius, on the other hand, usually occupies a more abstract, less human-focused perspective. Capricorn's element is Earth, a grounding influence that gives them patience, self-discipline, and forthrightness. This can be difficult to reconcile with Sagittarius' Fire, a more variable energy that means Sagittarians vacillate between extremes of intensity and indifference. Early contacts between these two are thus often like ships passing in the night. If they register with each other at all, they may respectfully but noncommittally move on. Given time, however, the initial standoffishness between Capricorn and Sagittarius can prove short-lived.

Capricorn is a Cardinal modality sign, a pure energy that means they are always at the beginning of their projects. This matches superbly with Sagittarius' Mutable modality, for they are always at the end, always wondering what next?. Over time, Capricorn may open their mind to Sagittarius' forceful energy and philosophical depth, and see Sagittarius as a key ally in achieving their own ambitions. Sagittarius may realize how Capricorn's social skills can help them focus on and share their philosophical quests about humankind and the natural world.

Revealing these hidden potentialities may open a door to touching intimacy, respect, and emotional dependability. Creative outputs may be especially exciting, given the contrasting personalities combined with their collaborative potential. Preserving key elements of independence will likely prove important, given the essential differences here.

There is every chance that, if the door to this relationship can be opened, it will develop from strength to strength into a lasting and profoundly rewarding connection.

Celebrity Capricorn/Sagittarius Pairings*

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John Legend and Chrissy Teigen
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen (click for attribution/s)

Chrissy Teigen (11/30/1985, Sagittarius Ox), John Legend (12/28/1978, Capricorn Horse) : The model and musician met in 2006 and married in 2013. Speaking of their relationship in 2018, Legend described: "We actually really love and respect and admire each other. I think that’s the foundation of who we are as a couple and we actually enjoy each other’s company. … [Teigen] makes me laugh all the time. … She’s so good. She’s so attentive, she’s so loving and she also has a great sense of humor about it all."

Kiefer Sutherland (12/21/1966, Sagittarius Horse), Cindy Vela (1/4/1979, Capricorn Horse) : The two actors have been together since 2014. Sutherland recently described how lockdowns made him aware of his good fortune: "I was in my house for the first time in my life...I'm like, 'Oh my God, I really like my house' and, 'Oh my God, I really like my girlfriend.' [W]hen you're on the road a lot...[y]ou're like, 'I think I love her, but we haven't spent so much time together.' But all of a sudden I just felt really fortunate, I felt really lucky."

Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus
Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus (click for attribution/s)

Miley Cyrus (11/23/1992, Sagittarius Monkey), Liam Hemsworth (1/13/1990, Capricorn Snake) : The musician and actor were together for ten years and were married from 2018 to 2020. In 2009, Cyrus explained, "We've decided that any type of relationship that we have, we will always just keep it very DL [private]. First and foremost, we are best friends, so that's what I tell people all the time."

Judi Dench (12/9/1934, Sagittarius Dog), Maggie Smith (12/28/1934, Capricorn Dog) : The two Dames and Oscar-winning British actors have been friends since they appeared on stage together in 1958. In 2002, Smith described: "Judi’s the most tremendous friend. She’s been a huge support and hugely loyal...[After the theatre production in 1958] there was a long gap and [then] we worked on screen together in A Room with a View and in Tea With Mussolini. In Tea With Mussolini, again we just laughed, we played Scrabble, we drank prosecco and behaved very badly again. In fact, we startled all the Italian crew, they thought we were more peculiar than the people we were playing in the film. In fact, I know they did."

Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor
Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor (click for attribution/s)

Sarah Paulson (12/17/1974, Sagittarius Tiger), Holland Taylor (1/14/1943, Capricorn Horse) : The two actors met at a party in 2005 and began dating ten years later in 2015. Paulson has said about the origins of the relationship: "It's a long story. We met a very, very long time ago. I was with someone else; she was, too. We sort of breezed by one another, and then started following each other on Twitter…" More recently, Paulson described in relation to the couple's 30-year age difference: "[T]here is a lot of hate in this world, and a lot of good can come from quote-unquote normalizing something for people who don't see it as normal. Our relationship represents a certain amount of hope and risk. Maybe there's something brave in it. Maybe it encourages others to make brave choices. What else can I say? We love each other."

Arthur C. Clarke (12/16/1917, Sagittarius Snake), Isaac Asimov (1/2/1920, Capricorn Sheep) : The two great writers shared a famously amicable yet playfully competitive relationship. At one time they formed what they called a "treaty", whereby they both accepted that Clarke was the better science fiction writer, and Asimov the better science writer. In the dedications to his essay collection, Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations (1972), Clarke wrote: "In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Ox
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Rooster

Chinese Zodiac

Ox and Rooster

Compatibility overview

It may catch some off guard, but this is a superb match. There is an instinctual camaraderie between firsteast and secondeast. In whatever context they meet, they are likely to revel in one other's company, and to have each other's backs as soon as the chips are down.

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Four Trine Families provide the backbone of the Chinese zodiac. The Ox and Rooster together make up one of these (along with their natural ally, the Snake). This family tends to attract great fortune in ventures, especially of a commercial nature, that reward tenacity, patience, and excellent judgement. The Rooster is sometimes underestimated in these respects, because they are usually flamboyant fashionistas with a lively, even brash, exterior. Onlookers might not expect them to gel with the usually more staid and obviously purposeful Ox. In truth, however, these two complement each other wonderfully.

The Ox tends to guard the more excitable side of their character, preferring to seem unflappable even in the company of those they know well. But the Rooster's brand of extroversion helps the Ox to relax, to feel comfortable about revealing their more adventurous side. Don't be surprised to find these two injecting some hilarity into social situations! Perhaps the Ox is put at ease because beneath the Rooster's panache lies such profound diligence and commitment. For their part, the Rooster is likely to find themselves deeply impressed by the stamina and shrewdness of the indefatigable Ox. Together, not only will these two be able to draw on an extraordinary ability to identify untapped opportunities, especially of a financial nature, but they will have almost limitless reserves of determination and patience to ensure ultimate success in their chosen venture.

Outsiders may find the shared world between the Ox and Rooster somewhat difficult to penetrate, and there is potential for inflexibility or insensitivity to others. But it would be unwise to bet against these two achieving whatever they set their minds to, not to mention having a whale of a time together along the way.

Celebrity Ox/Rooster Pairings*

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Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams
Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams (click for attribution/s)

Pharrell Williams (4/5/1973, Aries Ox), Ariana Grande (6/26/1993, Cancer Rooster) : Musician/producer Williams produced and collaborated on singer/songwriter/actor Grande's Sweetener album. Grande described: "I don’t mix well with people who have crazy egos and right away [Williams] was super fun and chill and nice and there wasn’t any of that. He was more worried about getting to know me and making sure I was comfortable."

Sammy Davis, Jr. (12/8/1925, Sagittarius Ox), Kim Novak (2/13/1933, Aquarius Rooster) : The actor and entertainer reportedly shared an intense but risky romance in the late 1950s. Novak later described: "It was a very dangerous relationship then—a white woman and a black man, no matter his status—it simply didn’t mix publicly. I was suddenly in the eye of a hurricane."

Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton
Warren Beatty and Diane Keaton (click for attribution/s)

Warren Beatty (3/30/1937, Aries Ox), Diane Keaton (1/5/1946, Capricorn Rooster) : The two actors had a high-profile romance around the making of Red in 1981. Thirty-five years later, Keaton still talks fondly about Beatty: "He is curious about everyone. He is so seductive in that regard. He makes you feel like you are the only one, the person that matters; that you are just absolutely fascinating, you know? And it’s with everyone, across the board. He just has this presence."

James Gandolfini (9/18/1961, Virgo Ox), David Chase (8/22/1945, Leo Rooster) : The actor and film-maker were close friends, who shared an iconic collaboration as the creator and lead actor in the TV series, The Sopranos (1999-2007). In a eulogy at Gandolfini's funeral in 2013, Chase described: "[V]ery early on, we were shooting in that really hot summer in humid New Jersey, and I looked over and you were sitting in an aluminum beach chair with your slacks rolled up to your knees, and black socks and black shoes, and a damp, wet handkerchief on your head...I was filled with love, and I knew then that I was in the right place...It made me so proud of our heritage to see you do that, and when I say that you were my brother, this has a lot to do with that. Italian-American. Italian worker. Builder. That Jersey thing, whatever that means. The same social class. I really feel, though that I’m older than you, I always felt that we were brothers — and partly based on that day. I was filled with so much love for everything that we were doing and what we were about to embark on. I also feel you’re my brother because of the things we both loved. Family. Work. People in all their imperfection. Food. Alcohol. Talking. Rage. And a desire to bring the whole structure crashing down."

Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey
Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey (click for attribution/s)

Woody Harrelson (7/23/1961, Leo Ox), Matthew McConaughey (11/4/1969, Scorpio Rooster) : The two actors have been close friends for decades and have collaborated multiple times, including in Welcome to Hollywood (1998/2000), EDtv (1999), Surfer Dude (2008), and True Detective (2014). Responding to the suggestion that they might in fact be biological brothers, McConaughey said in 2023: "You know, where I start and where [Harrelson] ends, and where he starts and I end, has always been like a murky line. And that’s part of our bromance, right? My kids call him Uncle Woody. His kids call me Uncle Matthew. And you see pictures of us and my family thinks a lot of pictures of him are me. His family thinks a lot of pictures of me are him."

Sissy Spacek (12/25/1949, Capricorn Ox), Jack Fisk (12/19/1945, Sagittarius Rooster) : The actor and production designer/director have been married since 1971 and have two daughters together. Spacek has described: "First we met working together, and throughout the 1970s we just did almost every film together. We really supported one another and we really understood the business. It was what brought us together. And we were passionate about the same things, including movie-making. And that's something that we continue to share."

Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka (click for attribution/s)

Naomi Osaka (10/16/1997, Libra Ox), Serena Williams (9/26/1981, Libra Rooster) : The two champion tennis players forged a strong bond after they met in the final of the US Open in 2018, when Williams received three on-court violations, and Osaka was visibly upset after her victory. In the aftermath of the match, Williams wrote an apology to Osaka, saying: "As I said on the court, I am so proud of you and I am truly sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing in sticking up for myself. But I had no idea the media would pit us against each other. I would love the chance to live that moment over again. I am, was, and will always be happy for you and supportive of you...All my love and your fan, Serena." Osaka responded, "People can misunderstand anger for strength because they can’t differentiate between the two. No one has stood up for themselves the way you have and you need to continue trailblazing." The pair have since maintained their supportive relationship, with Osaka saying in 2021: "It’s always an honour playing [Williams]...I was a little kid watching her play, and just to be on the court playing against her for me is a dream."

Kate Beckinsale (7/26/1973, Leo Ox), Pete Davidson (11/16/1993, Scorpio Rooster) : The actor/model and comedian/actor attracted pervasive media attention when they dated in 2019, with Beckinsale being nearly 20 years older. Seemingly referring to the relationship, Beckinsale said at the time: "I’ve never been in this position before — never dated anybody who comes with their own bag of mischief. It’s all quite shocking, and something to get used to. I think if you liked the person less, you would bow out of it. If that were the main thrust of the relationship, there would be a problem. But it’s not."


Combined Relationship Horoscope

Final Words

As semi-Sextile neighbors, firstwest and secondwest share a connection that is often vague and standoffish at first, though in spite of their contrasting personalities, there is significant potential for closeness and collaboration over time. Fortunately, in this relationship, the parties have the blessed Trine match of the firsteast and secondeast to support them. Given the time they need, these two could forge a connection as deeply nourishing as it is powerfully strong.

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