♍︎ Sun at ~29° Virgo · third decan · Mercury

September 22 zodiac sign: Virgo or Libra?

If you were born on September 22, you're Virgo or Libra depending on the time: Virgo before the Sun enters Libra, Libra after. The Sun crosses from one sign to the other on this date in 23 of the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, and the minute shifts from year to year (2026: September 23, 00:05 UTC). At noon UTC it's Virgo in 98% of years; the exact minute of the change for every year is below.

Virgo or Libra? Check your year

The Sun's entry into Libra 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 Virgo; after it, Libra. Years missing from the list had the crossing on a neighbouring day (the Sun was in one sign for the whole of September 22).

1980 21:08 UTC1984 20:33 UTC1988 19:29 UTC1992 18:42 UTC1996 18:00 UTC1997 23:55 UTC2000 17:27 UTC2001 23:04 UTC2004 16:29 UTC2005 22:22 UTC2008 15:44 UTC2009 21:19 UTC2012 14:48 UTC2013 20:43 UTC2016 14:21 UTC2017 20:01 UTC2020 13:31 UTC2021 19:21 UTC2024 12:43 UTC2025 18:19 UTC2028 11:45 UTC2029 17:37 UTC2030 23:27 UTC

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

Your sign: Virgo (or Libra)

The mutable earth sign that notices everything and refines until it works.

A Virgo Sun has an analytical mind paired with a service orientation — a rare combination. You're the person who actually reads the manual, who notices what's off in the system, who stays late to make sure the thing works the way it's supposed to. You're not loud about it. You just do the work.

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

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

In the US (2000–2014), an average of 11,989 babies were born on each September 22, rank 50 of 366 dates; Virgo is number 2 of 12 signs (8.94%). What's the most common zodiac sign?

The Moon on September 22, 1980–2030

Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on September 22 was most often in Cancer (7 years) and least often in Taurus and Libra (3 years each). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On September 22, 2026, the Moon stays in Aquarius the whole UTC day.

In 21 of those 51 years (41%) the Moon changed sign during September 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 September 22 in 1983 and 2029, and new in 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.

September 2026: full moon September 26, 2026, Aries · new moon September 11, 2026, Virgo.

Your decan: the third decan of Virgo

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 Virgo belong to Mercury: how you think, learn, communicate, and process information. Read it as Virgo with a Mercury accent — the earth core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.

Decan tarot card · Golden Dawn attribution

Ten of Pentacles

Legacy · Wealth · Family. 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 Ten of Pentacles in full on My Day Check →

All the tarot cards for September 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 Virgos born on September 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 September 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: Virgo Sun with each Moon → · just my Moon sign · how the free birth chart calculator works

Classic matches for a September 22 birthday

By sun sign, Virgo pairs most easily with Taurus, Capricorn, Cancer, Scorpio. Sun-sign compatibility is the coarse layer; the couple reading compares both full charts.

Common questions

Is September 22 Virgo or Libra?

Both are possible. On September 22 the Sun moves from Virgo into Libra in most years, at a time that ranges from 11:45 UTC to 23:55 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 Virgo, after it Libra.

What zodiac sign is September 22?

September 22 is a cusp day between Virgo and Libra; at noon UTC it falls in Virgo in 98% of years between 1980 and 2030. Your birth year and hour decide it.

What decan is September 22?

The third decan of Virgo (20°–30°), sub-ruled by Mercury. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here how you think, learn, communicate, and process information.

What tarot card is September 22?

In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the third decan of Virgo it is the Ten of Pentacles (legacy, wealth, family). 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 September 22?

It depends on the year, and in 41% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Aquarius or Pisces; in 1990, Scorpio; in 2000, Cancer; in 2010, Pisces; in 2020, Sagittarius. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on September 22 was most often in Cancer. A birth time and place pin it down.

Does everyone born on September 22 have the same chart?

No. They share the Sun in Virgo or Libra, 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 September 22 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.