Sign by birth date

What zodiac sign is October 22?

October 22 sits on the line between Libra and Scorpio: the year and the hour of birth decide which. The usual table counts this day in Libra.

Sun signLibra / Scorpio

The sign runsSeptember 23 – October 22

ElementAir

ModalityCardinal

Ruling planetVenus

Decanthird, under Mercury

Day in the sign30 of 30

Persian calendar30 Mehr, in most years

Between Libra and Scorpio: the year decides

The dates printed beside each sign are a convention. The Sun crosses from Libra into Scorpio at one exact moment, and that moment moves: about six hours later each year, then back a day in leap years. So on October 22 the answer depends on the year, and in some years on the hour.

The whole day is Libra in:

1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2029, 2030

The Sun enters Scorpio during the day in (time in UTC):

2016 (23:37), 2020 (22:57), 2024 (22:07), 2028 (21:15)

Times are in UTC and exact to about a quarter of an hour; set them against the place and hour of birth. A birth that close to the line is settled by the birth chart, which is computed to the minute. Calculate the birth chart, free

The sign: Libra

Libra begins at the autumn equinox, when day and night stand equal. Cardinal air ruled by Venus, it is the sign of the scales: its natives seek balance, grace and a fair agreement, and they see the other side of every question. They are made for partnership, and their difficulty is choosing when choosing costs someone's goodwill.

The third decan, and what it changes

The third decan is Mercury's, through Gemini. The scales tilt toward the mind: these natives are articulate, curious and persuasive, the diplomats and the writers of the sign.

The sign: Scorpio

Scorpio is fixed water, ruled by Mars: feeling held under pressure until it becomes will. Its natives go to the root of things, keep secrets, and give trust slowly and completely. Nothing is lukewarm with them. They know endings and what comes after endings, which is why people bring them what they can tell no one else.

The first decan, and what it changes

The first decan is Mars twice over: Scorpio at full strength. Will, intensity and the power to endure are greatest here. These natives are all or nothing, and they recover from what would break another sign.

In short