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October 23 zodiac sign

By Maren Tremblay, Fatesight editor · Last updated October 30, 2026

October 23 is either Libra or Scorpio, depending on the year and the hour: Libra in 39 of the 61 years from 1950 to 2010 and Scorpio in 22. Put another way, at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 29°16' Libra and 0°27' Scorpio, with the constellation Virgo behind it.

The years the Sun changed sign on October 23

The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 53 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1950 at 23:44 UTC, into Scorpio, 1952 at 11:22 UTC, into Scorpio, 1953 at 17:06 UTC, into Scorpio, 1954 at 22:56 UTC, into Scorpio, 1956 at 10:34 UTC, into Scorpio, 1957 at 16:24 UTC, into Scorpio, 1958 at 22:11 UTC, into Scorpio, 1960 at 10:01 UTC, into Scorpio, 1961 at 15:47 UTC, into Scorpio, 1962 at 21:40 UTC, into Scorpio, 1964 at 09:20 UTC, into Scorpio, 1965 at 15:09 UTC, into Scorpio, 1966 at 20:51 UTC, into Scorpio, 1968 at 08:29 UTC, into Scorpio, 1969 at 14:10 UTC, into Scorpio, 1970 at 20:04 UTC, into Scorpio, 1972 at 07:41 UTC, into Scorpio, 1973 at 13:30 UTC, into Scorpio, 1974 at 19:10 UTC, into Scorpio, 1976 at 06:58 UTC, into Scorpio, 1977 at 12:40 UTC, into Scorpio, 1978 at 18:37 UTC, into Scorpio, 1980 at 06:17 UTC, into Scorpio, 1981 at 12:12 UTC, into Scorpio, 1982 at 17:57 UTC, into Scorpio, 1983 at 23:54 UTC, into Scorpio, 1984 at 05:45 UTC, into Scorpio, 1985 at 11:21 UTC, into Scorpio, 1986 at 17:14 UTC, into Scorpio, 1987 at 23:00 UTC, into Scorpio, 1988 at 04:44 UTC, into Scorpio, 1989 at 10:35 UTC, into Scorpio, 1990 at 16:14 UTC, into Scorpio, 1991 at 22:05 UTC, into Scorpio, 1992 at 03:57 UTC, into Scorpio, 1993 at 09:37 UTC, into Scorpio, 1994 at 15:36 UTC, into Scorpio, 1995 at 21:31 UTC, into Scorpio, 1996 at 03:18 UTC, into Scorpio, 1997 at 09:14 UTC, into Scorpio, 1998 at 14:59 UTC, into Scorpio, 1999 at 20:52 UTC, into Scorpio, 2000 at 02:47 UTC, into Scorpio, 2001 at 08:25 UTC, into Scorpio, 2002 at 14:18 UTC, into Scorpio, 2003 at 20:08 UTC, into Scorpio, 2004 at 01:48 UTC, into Scorpio, 2005 at 07:42 UTC, into Scorpio, 2006 at 13:26 UTC, into Scorpio, 2007 at 19:15 UTC, into Scorpio, 2008 at 01:08 UTC, into Scorpio, 2009 at 06:43 UTC, into Scorpio and 2010 at 12:35 UTC, into Scorpio.

What these decans are read as

The third decan of Libra is read as carrying a touch of Gemini and Mercury. It is the wittiest Libra and the least settled. People here tend to win arguments by making everyone laugh, to fall for conversation, and to find it hard to pick just one thing when several sound good.

The first decan of Scorpio is read as Scorpio twice over, intent and hard to read. People here tend to notice who is lying and keep it to themselves. In love they want all of it or none of it, and at work they outlast anyone who underestimates them.

What the number 5 adds

Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 5 as the mark of a free mover. It tends to mean a low tolerance for routine, a taste for change and travel, and a need for a partner who doesn't keep score of where you were.

The sky on October 23, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Scorpio in 36 and Libra in 25 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1954, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1994, 2000 and 2007. Mercury in Scorpio.

Venus: Libra in 16, Virgo in 15, Scorpio in 15 and Sagittarius in 15 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002 and 2010. Venus in Libra.

Mars: Libra in 10, Virgo in 9, Scorpio in 9, Leo in 6, Sagittarius in 6, Capricorn in 6, Cancer in 5, Aquarius in 3, Taurus in 2, Gemini in 2, Pisces in 2 and Aries in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1958, 1973, 1988, 1990 and 2005. Mars in Libra.

New Moons: 1957 and 1976. Full Moons: 1961, 1980, 1991 and 2010. Solar eclipses: 1957 (partial) and 1976 (total).

Every year's sky on October 23

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

Libra: closest Gemini, Sagittarius and Aquarius; hardest Capricorn. Its third decan leans Gemini. All twelve.

Scorpio: closest Pisces, Cancer and Virgo; hardest Aquarius. All twelve.

How we calculate the sky

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