Due to the precession of the equinoxes the December solstice no longer takes place while the sun is in the constellation Capricornus , as it did until 130 BCE , but the astrological sign called Capricorn begins with the solstice .
Because of the precession of the equinoxes the December solstice no longer takes place while the sun is in the constellation Capricornus . The astrological sign called Capricorn now begins with the solstice .