♎︎ Sun at ~29° Libra · third decan · Jupiter

October 22 zodiac sign: Libra or Scorpio?

If you were born on October 22, you're Libra or Scorpio depending on the time: Libra before the Sun enters Scorpio, Scorpio after. The Sun crosses from one sign to the other on this date in 4 of the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, and the minute shifts from year to year (2026: October 23, 09:38 UTC). At noon UTC it's Libra in 100% of years; the exact minute of the change for every year is below.

Libra or Scorpio? Check your year

The Sun's entry into Scorpio shifts by a few hours from year to year. Find your birth year, convert your birth time to UTC, and compare: born before the time shown, you're Libra; after it, Scorpio. Years missing from the list had the crossing on a neighbouring day (the Sun was in one sign for the whole of October 22).

2016 23:45 UTC2020 22:59 UTC2024 22:14 UTC2028 21:13 UTC

Not sure about the time zone or the minutes? Compute your chart — it does the conversion and settles the sign. Or read the Libra–Scorpio cusp: which are you?

Your sign: Libra (or Scorpio)

The cardinal air sign that lives in relationship and refuses to choose between two goods.

A Libra Sun is built around fairness and the relational fabric. You're allergic to bullies and to anyone who treats other people as means rather than ends. You see all sides — the gift and the curse of your sign — and you're often the person who can name what each side actually wants when everyone else has lost the thread.

The date fixes the Sun; the hour fixes the rest. A Libra born October 22 in the late evening has Gemini rising, and a different first impression from one born at dawn. Your rising sign needs the birth time; the twelve Libra Sun combinations show what each one changes.

Libra dates, traits & compatibility → · What a Libra birth chart looks like → · Scorpio dates and traits →

In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,415 babies were born on each October 22, rank 164 of 366 dates; Libra is number 5 of 12 signs (8.52%). What's the most common zodiac sign?

The Moon on October 22, 1980–2030

Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on October 22 was most often in Leo and Aquarius (6 years each) and least often in Gemini, Scorpio, and Capricorn (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On October 22, 2026, the Moon stays in Pisces the whole UTC day.

In 23 of those 51 years (45%) the Moon changed sign during October 22 itself, so in those years the birth time decides the Moon as well as the rising sign. Cells with an arrow mark them, with the UTC time of the change. The Moon was exactly full on October 22 in 2029, and new in 1987 and 2006.

Find your birth year. One sign means the Moon spent the whole UTC day there; an arrow means it changed sign that day, at the UTC time shown: born before it, the first sign; after it, the second. The Moon sign calculator settles it in seconds; your birth chart adds the rising sign and houses.

Times in UTC: a birth late in the evening in the Americas, or early in the morning in Asia, can fall on the neighbouring UTC date.

October 2026: full moon October 26, 2026, Taurus · new moon October 10, 2026, Libra.

Your decan: the third decan of Libra

Each sign is divided into three 10° decans, and each decan has a sub-ruler that shades the sign's core. Degrees 20–30 of Libra belong to Jupiter: where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you. Read it as Libra with a Jupiter accent — the air core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.

Decan tarot card · Golden Dawn attribution

Four of Swords

Rest · Recovery · Contemplation. The card assigned to this ten-degree slice of the zodiac — a birthday card in the same sense a sun sign is a birthday sign: one lens on the date, not a verdict.

Read the Four of Swords in full on My Day Check →

All the tarot cards for October 22: decan, sign, ruling planet and year card →

What the date can't tell you

The Sun is one placement out of ten. Your Moon sign changes every two to three days, so Libras born on October 22 in different years have different Moons; your rising sign changes every two hours and needs a birth time and place. Those two carry most of what people mean by "personality" in a chart.

Born October 22? Add your year, time and place

Your Moon and rising depend on the year and hour. Computed here in a few seconds — then your full chart with a preview of its reading, no sign-up.

Or browse the twelve possibilities: Libra Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works

Classic matches for an October 22 birthday

By sun sign, Libra pairs most easily with Gemini, Aquarius, Leo, Sagittarius. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.

Common questions

Is October 22 Libra or Scorpio?

Both are possible. On October 22 the Sun moves from Libra into Scorpio in most years, at a time that ranges from 21:13 UTC to 23:45 UTC UTC across 1980–2030 (in some years the crossing falls on the neighbouring day). Convert your birth time to UTC and compare it with the crossing for your year in the table above — before it you're Libra, after it Scorpio.

What zodiac sign is October 22?

October 22 is a cusp day between Libra and Scorpio; at noon UTC it falls in Libra in 100% of years between 1980 and 2030. Your birth year and hour decide it.

What decan is October 22?

The third decan of Libra (20°–30°), sub-ruled by Jupiter. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here where you grow, where you find meaning, and where life tends to be generous to you.

What tarot card is October 22?

In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the third decan of Libra it is the Four of Swords (rest, recovery, contemplation). It's a birthday card in the same way a sun sign is — one lens, not a verdict.

What Moon sign is someone born on October 22?

It depends on the year, and in 45% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Aries; in 1990, Sagittarius; in 2000, Leo or Virgo; in 2010, Aries; in 2020, Capricorn. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on October 22 was most often in Leo and Aquarius. A birth time and place pin it down.

Does everyone born on October 22 have the same chart?

No. They share the Sun in Libra or Scorpio, but the Moon changes sign every two to three days, the rising sign every two hours, and the outer planets by year. Two people born October 22 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.