October zodiac signs
October has two zodiac signs: Libra and then Scorpio. From 1950 to 2010, the Sun entered Scorpio on October 23 in 53 years and October 24 in 8 years, in UTC.
October birthdays go from Libra's manners into Scorpio's depth. Libra is read as charming, diplomatic and happiest in a pair, and Scorpio as private, intent and very hard to fool. It is a month with a real edge in it: the same week can hold someone who hates a scene and someone who won't forget one. Both are read as taking relationships more seriously than almost anything else.
Every date in the month
| Date | Sign | Decan | Number | Daylight at 40° north |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 1 | Libra | first | 1 | 11h 46m |
| October 2 | Libra | first | 2 | 11h 43m |
| October 3 | Libra | second, first | 3 | 11h 40m |
| October 4 | Libra | second | 4 | 11h 38m |
| October 5 | Libra | second | 5 | 11h 35m |
| October 6 | Libra | second | 6 | 11h 33m |
| October 7 | Libra | second | 7 | 11h 30m |
| October 8 | Libra | second | 8 | 11h 27m |
| October 9 | Libra | second | 9 | 11h 25m |
| October 10 | Libra | second | 1 | 11h 22m |
| October 11 | Libra | second | 11 | 11h 20m |
| October 12 | Libra | second | 3 | 11h 17m |
| October 13 | Libra | second, third | 4 | 11h 15m |
| October 14 | Libra | third | 5 | 11h 12m |
| October 15 | Libra | third | 6 | 11h 10m |
| October 16 | Libra | third | 7 | 11h 07m |
| October 17 | Libra | third | 8 | 11h 04m |
| October 18 | Libra | third | 9 | 11h 02m |
| October 19 | Libra | third | 1 | 10h 59m |
| October 20 | Libra | third | 2 | 10h 57m |
| October 21 | Libra | third | 3 | 10h 55m |
| October 22 | Libra | third | 22 | 10h 52m |
| October 23 | Libra or Scorpio | third, first | 5 | 10h 50m |
| October 24 | Scorpio | first | 6 | 10h 47m |
| October 25 | Scorpio | first | 7 | 10h 45m |
| October 26 | Scorpio | first | 8 | 10h 42m |
| October 27 | Scorpio | first | 9 | 10h 40m |
| October 28 | Scorpio | first | 1 | 10h 37m |
| October 29 | Scorpio | first | 11 | 10h 35m |
| October 30 | Scorpio | first | 3 | 10h 33m |
| October 31 | Scorpio | first | 4 | 10h 30m |
The day each sign begins
The usual dates for a sign are an average. The Sun's entry moves by a day or more from year to year, and this is every day it fell on from 1950 to 2010, in UTC.
| The Sun entered Scorpio on | Years | First and last |
|---|---|---|
| October 23 | 53 | 1950 to 2010 |
| October 24 | 8 | 1951 to 1979 |
Eclipses in this month
Every eclipse that peaked in October from 1950 to 2010: October 2, 1959: solar, total; October 2, 1978: solar, partial; October 3, 1986: solar, total; October 3, 2005: solar, annular; October 6, 1968: lunar, total; October 7, 1987: lunar, penumbral; October 8, 1995: lunar, penumbral; October 12, 1958: solar, total; October 12, 1977: solar, total; October 12, 1996: solar, partial; October 14, 2004: solar, partial; October 17, 1986: lunar, total; October 17, 2005: lunar, partial; October 18, 1967: lunar, total; October 23, 1957: solar, partial; October 23, 1976: solar, total; October 24, 1995: solar, total; October 27, 1958: lunar, penumbral; October 28, 1985: lunar, total; October 28, 2004: lunar, total; October 29, 1966: lunar, penumbral.
Who you tend to match with
Libra: closest Gemini, Sagittarius and Aquarius; hardest Capricorn.
Scorpio: closest Pisces, Cancer and Virgo; hardest Aquarius.
How these dates are worked out
We take each position from astronomy-engine, the open-source astronomy library behind our birth charts, at noon UTC on the date, in the tropical zodiac our charts use. Changes of sign and New and Full Moons are searched to the minute in UTC, and eclipses are dated by the moment they peak. If you were born close to a change, your birth time and place decide. How we calculate the sky shows the checks.