Sign by birth date

What zodiac sign is September 23?

September 23 sits on the line between Virgo and Libra: the year and the hour of birth decide which. The usual table counts this day in Libra.

Sun signVirgo / Libra

The sign runsSeptember 23 – October 22

ElementAir

ModalityCardinal

Ruling planetVenus

Decanfirst, under Venus

Day in the sign1 of 30

Persian calendar1 Mehr, in most years

Between Virgo and Libra: the year decides

The dates printed beside each sign are a convention. The Sun crosses from Virgo into Libra at one exact moment, and that moment moves: about six hours later each year, then back a day in leap years. So on September 23 the answer depends on the year, and in some years on the hour.

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

1940 (04:40), 1941 (10:30), 1942 (16:21), 1943 (22:12), 1944 (04:01), 1945 (09:51), 1946 (15:39), 1947 (21:26), 1948 (03:13), 1949 (09:00), 1950 (14:46), 1951 (20:32), 1952 (02:19), 1953 (08:06), 1954 (13:53), 1955 (19:42), 1956 (01:31), 1957 (07:21), 1958 (13:12), 1959 (19:02), 1960 (00:53), 1961 (06:44), 1962 (12:34), 1963 (18:24), 1964 (00:13), 1965 (06:01), 1966 (11:48), 1967 (17:34), 1969 (05:07), 1970 (10:53), 1971 (16:40), 1973 (04:15), 1974 (10:04), 1975 (15:53), 1977 (03:34), 1978 (09:25), 1979 (15:16), 1981 (02:56), 1982 (08:46), 1983 (14:34), 1985 (02:09), 1986 (07:55), 1987 (13:42), 1989 (01:14), 1990 (07:01), 1991 (12:49), 1993 (00:26), 1994 (06:16), 1995 (12:06), 1998 (05:38), 1999 (11:29), 2002 (04:56), 2003 (10:43), 2006 (04:02), 2007 (09:49), 2010 (03:10), 2011 (08:59), 2014 (02:29), 2015 (08:19), 2018 (01:51), 2019 (07:40), 2022 (01:04), 2023 (06:51), 2026 (00:09), 2027 (05:56)

The whole day is Libra in:

1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2024, 2025, 2028, 2029, 2030

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 first decan, and what it changes

The first decan is Venus twice over. This is Libra at its most gracious: charm, a love of harmony, and a talent for making others feel at ease. These natives need company and beauty the way others need air.

The sign: Virgo

Virgo is mutable earth under Mercury: the mind turned to what is useful. Its natives notice the detail others miss, put things in order, and show love by service rather than by speech. They measure before they trust. Their skill is craft, in the old sense, and their test is to forgive what is imperfect, themselves first.

The third decan, and what it changes

The third decan is Venus's, through Taurus. The Virgo precision softens into taste: these natives love beauty and good order, are warmer in affection, and have a gift for making a place or a thing pleasing.

In short