October 8 zodiac sign
October 8 is Libra: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 14°23' Libra and 15°34' Libra, in the second decan, with the constellation Virgo behind it.
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
|---|---|
| Decan | second of Libra |
| Birthday number | 8 |
| Day of the year | Day 281 |
| Into its sign | About 15 days, with 15 to go |
| Daylight at 40° north | 11h 27m |
What the second decan of Libra is read as
The second decan of Libra is read as carrying a touch of Aquarius and Uranus. The fairness gets a sharper edge. These Libras tend to care about the principle as much as the people, to want freedom inside a couple, and to speak up when a rule makes no sense.
What the number 8 adds
Numerology reads a birthday that comes to 8 as the mark of an organiser. It tends to mean a head for how things run, a wish to be in charge of your own work, and a respect for people who keep their word.
The sky on October 8, 1950 to 2010
Mercury: Libra in 31, Scorpio in 20 and Virgo in 10 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1955, 1962, 1968, 1975, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1995, 2001 and 2008. Mercury in Libra.
Venus: Virgo in 23, Scorpio in 21, Libra in 15 and Sagittarius in 2 of 61 years. Retrograde in 2010. Venus in Virgo.
Mars: Virgo in 11, Libra in 9, Scorpio in 8, Sagittarius in 7, Cancer in 6, Leo in 6, Capricorn in 5, Gemini in 3, Taurus in 2, Pisces in 2, Aries in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1956, 1973, 1988 and 2005. Mars in Virgo.
New Moons: 1953. Full Moons: 1957, 1976 and 1995. Lunar eclipses: 1995 (penumbral).
Every year's sky on October 8
At noon UTC. R: retrograde.
| Year | Sun | Moon | Phase | Mercury | Venus | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Life path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 14°38' Libra | 4°01' Virgo | Waning crescent | 28°19' Virgo | 5°18' Libra | 8°55' Sagittarius | 28°00' Aquarius R | 25°26' Virgo | 6 |
| 1951 | 14°23' Libra | 20°59' Capricorn | First quarter | 10°33' Libra | 5°21' Virgo | 2°08' Virgo | 8°25' Aries R | 6°35' Libra | 7 |
| 1952 | 15°08' Libra | 18°51' Gemini | Waning gibbous | 25°09' Libra | 13°12' Scorpio | 27°23' Sagittarius | 19°38' Taurus R | 17°36' Libra | 8 |
| 1953 | 14°54' Libra | 20°03' Libra | New Moon | 5°25' Scorpio | 17°30' Virgo | 14°57' Virgo | 26°24' Gemini | 28°17' Libra | 9 |
| 1954 | 14°40' Libra | 24°02' Aquarius | Waxing gibbous | 9°54' Scorpio | 24°59' Scorpio | 21°51' Capricorn | 27°30' Cancer | 8°50' Scorpio | 1 |
| 1955 | 14°25' Libra | 13°18' Cancer | Last quarter | 25°37' Libra R | 24°21' Libra | 26°49' Virgo | 24°30' Leo | 19°17' Scorpio | 11 |
| 1956 | 15°10' Libra | 8°34' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 28°00' Virgo | 2°41' Virgo | 13°10' Pisces R | 19°17' Virgo | 29°47' Scorpio | 3 |
| 1957 | 14°56' Libra | 10°28' Aries | Full Moon | 3°30' Libra | 28°13' Scorpio | 9°17' Libra | 12°45' Libra | 10°12' Sagittarius | 4 |
| 1958 | 14°41' Libra | 14°49' Leo | Waning crescent | 16°54' Libra | 5°59' Libra | 2°30' Gemini | 6°09' Scorpio | 20°43' Sagittarius | 5 |
| 1959 | 14°27' Libra | 5°32' Capricorn | First quarter | 28°58' Libra | 4°15' Virgo | 21°20' Libra | 0°31' Sagittarius | 1°21' Capricorn | 6 |
| 1960 | 15°11' Libra | 28°17' Taurus | Waning gibbous | 8°53' Scorpio | 13°49' Scorpio | 8°11' Cancer | 27°17' Sagittarius | 12°14' Capricorn | 7 |
| 1961 | 14°57' Libra | 0°28' Libra | New Moon | 7°40' Scorpio | 18°08' Virgo | 4°31' Scorpio | 27°40' Capricorn | 23°19' Capricorn | 8 |
| 1962 | 14°43' Libra | 5°30' Aquarius | First quarter | 10°49' Libra R | 23°50' Scorpio | 28°07' Cancer | 3°32' Pisces R | 4°45' Aquarius R | 9 |
| 1963 | 14°28' Libra | 27°39' Gemini | Last quarter | 27°00' Virgo | 25°01' Libra | 17°48' Scorpio | 14°25' Aries R | 16°35' Aquarius R | 1 |
| 1964 | 15°13' Libra | 18°17' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 9°47' Libra | 3°08' Virgo | 14°01' Leo | 25°11' Taurus R | 28°50' Aquarius R | 11 |
| 1965 | 14°59' Libra | 20°43' Pisces | Waxing gibbous | 22°56' Libra | 28°37' Scorpio | 2°59' Sagittarius | 1°06' Cancer | 11°35' Pisces R | 3 |
| 1966 | 14°45' Libra | 26°51' Cancer | Last quarter | 3°46' Scorpio | 6°40' Libra | 27°24' Leo | 1°31' Leo | 24°50' Pisces R | 4 |
| 1967 | 14°31' Libra | 18°53' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 9°43' Scorpio | 3°17' Virgo | 19°27' Sagittarius | 28°06' Leo | 8°34' Aries R | 5 |
| 1968 | 15°15' Libra | 8°05' Taurus | Waning gibbous | 29°39' Libra R | 14°27' Scorpio | 10°27' Virgo | 22°41' Virgo | 22°37' Aries R | 6 |
| 1969 | 15°01' Libra | 10°36' Virgo | Waning crescent | 29°51' Virgo | 18°46' Virgo | 11°03' Capricorn | 16°06' Libra | 7°03' Taurus R | 7 |
| 1970 | 14°47' Libra | 18°41' Capricorn | First quarter | 1°14' Libra | 22°32' Scorpio | 22°24' Virgo | 9°36' Scorpio | 21°37' Taurus R | 8 |
| 1971 | 14°32' Libra | 10°15' Gemini | Waning gibbous | 14°27' Libra | 25°42' Libra | 17°07' Aquarius | 4°13' Sagittarius | 6°11' Gemini R | 9 |
| 1972 | 15°18' Libra | 28°15' Libra | New Moon | 28°29' Libra | 3°36' Virgo | 4°51' Libra | 1°24' Capricorn | 20°34' Gemini R | 1 |
| 1973 | 15°03' Libra | 0°19' Pisces | Waxing gibbous | 7°42' Scorpio | 29°02' Scorpio | 6°47' Taurus R | 2°27' Aquarius | 4°40' Cancer | 11 |
| 1974 | 14°49' Libra | 10°38' Cancer | Last quarter | 9°04' Scorpio | 7°21' Libra | 16°47' Libra | 9°06' Pisces R | 18°24' Cancer | 3 |
| 1975 | 14°35' Libra | 0°49' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 16°41' Libra R | 2°27' Virgo | 27°23' Gemini | 20°20' Aries R | 1°42' Leo | 4 |
| 1976 | 15°19' Libra | 18°33' Aries | Full Moon | 27°27' Virgo | 15°04' Scorpio | 29°45' Libra | 0°37' Gemini R | 14°38' Leo | 5 |
| 1977 | 15°05' Libra | 20°20' Leo | Waning crescent | 7°17' Libra | 19°25' Virgo | 21°22' Cancer | 5°43' Cancer | 27°03' Leo | 6 |
| 1978 | 14°51' Libra | 3°00' Capricorn | First quarter | 20°38' Libra | 21°04' Scorpio | 12°41' Scorpio | 5°31' Leo | 9°04' Virgo | 7 |
| 1979 | 14°36' Libra | 21°11' Taurus | Waning gibbous | 1°59' Scorpio | 26°22' Libra | 7°58' Leo | 1°44' Virgo | 20°41' Virgo | 8 |
| 1980 | 15°21' Libra | 8°38' Libra | New Moon | 10°15' Scorpio | 4°04' Virgo | 27°19' Scorpio | 26°08' Virgo | 2°06' Libra | 9 |
| 1981 | 15°07' Libra | 10°00' Aquarius | Waxing gibbous | 3°35' Scorpio R | 29°25' Scorpio | 22°32' Leo | 19°30' Libra | 13°07' Libra | 1 |
| 1982 | 14°52' Libra | 25°29' Gemini | Last quarter | 3°05' Libra R | 8°01' Libra | 12°52' Sagittarius | 13°05' Scorpio | 23°54' Libra | 11 |
| 1983 | 14°38' Libra | 11°40' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 29°13' Virgo | 1°43' Virgo | 5°15' Virgo | 7°55' Sagittarius | 4°31' Scorpio | 3 |
| 1984 | 15°22' Libra | 29°05' Pisces | Full Moon | 13°42' Libra | 15°41' Scorpio | 2°14' Capricorn | 5°29' Capricorn | 15°08' Scorpio | 4 |
| 1985 | 15°08' Libra | 0°14' Leo | Last quarter | 26°23' Libra | 20°03' Virgo | 17°58' Virgo | 7°09' Aquarius | 25°34' Scorpio | 5 |
| 1986 | 14°54' Libra | 17°31' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 6°17' Scorpio | 19°25' Scorpio | 29°42' Capricorn | 14°32' Pisces R | 6°00' Sagittarius | 6 |
| 1987 | 14°40' Libra | 1°44' Taurus | Full Moon | 9°44' Scorpio | 27°03' Libra | 29°48' Virgo | 26°01' Aries R | 16°29' Sagittarius | 7 |
| 1988 | 15°25' Libra | 19°07' Virgo | Waning crescent | 21°25' Libra R | 4°34' Virgo | 2°23' Aries R | 5°48' Gemini R | 27°08' Sagittarius | 8 |
| 1989 | 15°11' Libra | 20°41' Capricorn | First quarter | 27°27' Virgo | 29°48' Scorpio | 12°17' Libra | 10°11' Cancer | 7°54' Capricorn | 9 |
| 1990 | 14°56' Libra | 9°53' Gemini | Waning gibbous | 4°49' Libra | 8°43' Libra | 13°29' Gemini | 9°26' Leo | 18°53' Capricorn | 1 |
| 1991 | 14°42' Libra | 22°12' Libra | New Moon | 18°17' Libra | 1°07' Virgo | 24°25' Libra | 5°19' Virgo | 0°12' Aquarius | 11 |
| 1992 | 15°27' Libra | 9°06' Pisces | Waxing gibbous | 1°37' Scorpio | 16°18' Scorpio | 13°41' Cancer | 29°33' Virgo | 11°52' Aquarius R | 3 |
| 1993 | 15°13' Libra | 11°23' Cancer | Last quarter | 9°28' Scorpio | 20°42' Virgo | 7°45' Scorpio | 22°53' Libra | 23°57' Aquarius R | 4 |
| 1994 | 14°58' Libra | 1°21' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 6°26' Scorpio | 17°34' Scorpio | 2°09' Leo | 16°33' Scorpio | 6°31' Pisces R | 5 |
| 1995 | 14°44' Libra | 12°47' Aries | Full Moon | 7°40' Libra R | 27°43' Libra | 21°14' Scorpio | 11°39' Sagittarius | 19°35' Pisces R | 6 |
| 1996 | 15°28' Libra | 29°05' Leo | Waning crescent | 29°03' Virgo | 5°03' Virgo | 17°29' Leo | 9°41' Capricorn | 3°03' Aries R | 7 |
| 1997 | 15°14' Libra | 2°42' Capricorn | First quarter | 11°12' Libra | 0°10' Sagittarius | 6°44' Sagittarius | 12°05' Aquarius | 17°02' Aries R | 8 |
| 1998 | 15°00' Libra | 22°43' Taurus | Waning gibbous | 24°13' Libra | 9°23' Libra | 0°35' Virgo | 20°15' Pisces R | 1°21' Taurus R | 9 |
| 1999 | 14°45' Libra | 3°16' Libra | New Moon | 4°43' Scorpio | 0°35' Virgo | 23°52' Sagittarius | 1°56' Taurus R | 15°52' Taurus R | 1 |
| 2000 | 15°30' Libra | 18°34' Aquarius | Waxing gibbous | 10°44' Scorpio | 16°54' Scorpio | 13°29' Virgo | 11°05' Gemini R | 0°22' Gemini R | 11 |
| 2001 | 15°16' Libra | 24°16' Gemini | Last quarter | 26°51' Libra R | 21°21' Virgo | 17°16' Capricorn | 14°40' Cancer | 14°51' Gemini R | 3 |
| 2002 | 15°02' Libra | 13°50' Scorpio | Waxing crescent | 28°34' Virgo | 15°30' Scorpio | 25°23' Virgo | 13°19' Leo | 29°04' Gemini | 4 |
| 2003 | 14°47' Libra | 24°12' Pisces | Full Moon | 2°27' Libra | 28°23' Libra | 0°57' Pisces | 8°49' Virgo | 12°57' Cancer | 5 |
| 2004 | 15°32' Libra | 8°22' Leo | Waning crescent | 17°34' Libra | 5°33' Virgo | 7°50' Libra | 2°52' Libra | 26°28' Cancer | 6 |
| 2005 | 15°18' Libra | 15°55' Sagittarius | Waxing crescent | 29°39' Libra | 0°30' Sagittarius | 23°02' Taurus R | 26°10' Libra | 9°30' Leo | 7 |
| 2006 | 15°04' Libra | 4°19' Taurus | Full Moon | 8°24' Scorpio | 10°05' Libra | 19°50' Libra | 19°57' Scorpio | 22°06' Leo | 8 |
| 2007 | 14°49' Libra | 14°51' Virgo | Waning crescent | 8°19' Scorpio | 0°10' Virgo | 4°04' Cancer | 15°22' Sagittarius | 4°15' Virgo | 9 |
| 2008 | 15°34' Libra | 27°57' Capricorn | First quarter | 12°06' Libra R | 17°31' Scorpio | 2°55' Scorpio | 13°57' Capricorn | 16°08' Virgo | 1 |
| 2009 | 15°20' Libra | 8°08' Gemini | Waning gibbous | 27°48' Virgo | 22°01' Virgo | 25°47' Cancer | 17°12' Aquarius R | 27°33' Virgo | 2 |
| 2010 | 15°06' Libra | 25°08' Libra | New Moon | 8°41' Libra | 13°13' Scorpio R | 16°02' Scorpio | 26°11' Pisces R | 8°39' Libra | 3 |
Who you tend to match with
Libra: closest Gemini, Sagittarius and Aquarius; hardest Capricorn. Its second decan leans Aquarius. All twelve.