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September 22 zodiac sign

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

September 22 is Virgo: at noon UTC on this date from 1950 to 2010, the Sun stood between 28°40' Virgo and 29°50' Virgo, in the third decan, with the constellation Virgo behind it.

The years the Sun changed sign on September 22

The Sun moved from one sign to the next on this date in 15 of the 61 years. If you were born on one of these days, your birth time decides your sign: 1968 at 23:26 UTC, into Libra, 1972 at 22:32 UTC, into Libra, 1976 at 21:48 UTC, into Libra, 1980 at 21:08 UTC, into Libra, 1984 at 20:33 UTC, into Libra, 1988 at 19:29 UTC, into Libra, 1992 at 18:42 UTC, into Libra, 1996 at 18:00 UTC, into Libra, 1997 at 23:55 UTC, into Libra, 2000 at 17:27 UTC, into Libra, 2001 at 23:04 UTC, into Libra, 2004 at 16:29 UTC, into Libra, 2005 at 22:22 UTC, into Libra, 2008 at 15:44 UTC, into Libra and 2009 at 21:19 UTC, into Libra.

What the third decan of Virgo is read as

The third decan of Virgo is read as carrying a touch of Taurus and Venus. It is the Virgo who enjoys the result as well as the method. People here tend to like good materials and quiet comfort, to love in practical, physical ways, and to do their best work at their own steady pace.

What the number 22 adds

Numerology keeps a birthday of 22 as it is, the largest of its master numbers, and reads it as the mark of a practical dreamer. It tends to mean big plans with real steps in them, and high standards for yourself and for whoever you love.

The sky on September 22, 1950 to 2010

Mercury: Libra in 36 and Virgo in 25 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1950, 1956, 1963, 1969, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2002 and 2009. Mercury in Libra.

Venus: Leo in 18, Libra in 15, Scorpio in 15 and Virgo in 13 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1951 and 1959. Venus in Leo.

Mars: Virgo in 11, Libra in 9, Scorpio in 8, Cancer in 7, Leo in 7, Sagittarius in 5, Gemini in 4, Capricorn in 4, Taurus in 2, Pisces in 2, Aries in 1 and Aquarius in 1 of 61 years. Retrograde in 1956, 1973, 1988 and 2003. Mars in Virgo.

New Moons: 1968 and 2006. Full Moons: 1983. Solar eclipses: 1968 (total) and 2006 (annular).

Every year's sky on September 22

At noon UTC. R: retrograde.

Who you tend to match with

Virgo: closest Capricorn, Taurus and Cancer; hardest Sagittarius. Its third decan leans Taurus. All twelve.

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