September zodiac signs
September has two zodiac signs: Virgo and then Libra. From 1950 to 2010, the Sun entered Libra on September 22 in 15 years and September 23 in 46 years, in UTC.
September birthdays run from Virgo into Libra, with the change around the September equinox. Virgo is read as precise and private, and Libra as sociable, fair and slow to choose. People born this month tend to care a lot about getting it right, whether that means the work or the relationship. What changes across the month is whether being right or being together comes first.
Every date in the month
| Date | Sign | Decan | Number | Daylight at 40° north |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Virgo | first | 1 | 13h 03m |
| September 2 | Virgo | first, second | 2 | 13h 01m |
| September 3 | Virgo | second | 3 | 12h 58m |
| September 4 | Virgo | second | 4 | 12h 56m |
| September 5 | Virgo | second | 5 | 12h 53m |
| September 6 | Virgo | second | 6 | 12h 51m |
| September 7 | Virgo | second | 7 | 12h 48m |
| September 8 | Virgo | second | 8 | 12h 45m |
| September 9 | Virgo | second | 9 | 12h 43m |
| September 10 | Virgo | second | 1 | 12h 40m |
| September 11 | Virgo | second | 11 | 12h 38m |
| September 12 | Virgo | second, third | 3 | 12h 35m |
| September 13 | Virgo | third, second | 4 | 12h 33m |
| September 14 | Virgo | third | 5 | 12h 30m |
| September 15 | Virgo | third | 6 | 12h 27m |
| September 16 | Virgo | third | 7 | 12h 25m |
| September 17 | Virgo | third | 8 | 12h 22m |
| September 18 | Virgo | third | 9 | 12h 20m |
| September 19 | Virgo | third | 1 | 12h 17m |
| September 20 | Virgo | third | 2 | 12h 14m |
| September 21 | Virgo | third | 3 | 12h 12m |
| September 22 | Virgo | third | 22 | 12h 09m |
| September 23 | Libra or Virgo | first, third | 5 | 12h 06m |
| September 24 | Libra | first | 6 | 12h 04m |
| September 25 | Libra | first | 7 | 12h 01m |
| September 26 | Libra | first | 8 | 11h 59m |
| September 27 | Libra | first | 9 | 11h 56m |
| September 28 | Libra | first | 1 | 11h 53m |
| September 29 | Libra | first | 11 | 11h 51m |
| September 30 | Libra | first | 3 | 11h 48m |
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 Libra on | Years | First and last |
|---|---|---|
| September 22 | 15 | 1968 to 2009 |
| September 23 | 46 | 1950 to 2010 |
Eclipses in this month
Every eclipse that peaked in September from 1950 to 2010: September 1, 1951: solar, annular; September 2, 1997: solar, partial; September 5, 1960: lunar, total; September 6, 1979: lunar, total; September 6, 1998: lunar, penumbral; September 7, 2006: lunar, partial; September 11, 1969: solar, annular; September 11, 1988: solar, annular; September 11, 2007: solar, partial; September 12, 1950: solar, total; September 15, 1951: lunar, penumbral; September 16, 1978: lunar, total; September 16, 1997: lunar, total; September 17, 1959: lunar, penumbral; September 20, 1960: solar, partial; September 22, 1968: solar, total; September 22, 2006: solar, annular; September 23, 1987: solar, annular; September 25, 1969: lunar, penumbral; September 26, 1950: lunar, total; September 27, 1977: lunar, penumbral; September 27, 1996: lunar, total.
Who you tend to match with
Virgo: closest Capricorn, Taurus and Cancer; hardest Sagittarius.
Libra: closest Gemini, Sagittarius and Aquarius; hardest Capricorn.
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.