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September 23 zodiac sign: Virgo or Libra?

If you were born on September 23, 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 28 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 Libra in 92% 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 23).

1981 03:04 UTC1982 08:46 UTC1983 14:41 UTC1985 02:07 UTC1986 07:59 UTC1987 13:45 UTC1989 01:19 UTC1990 06:55 UTC1991 12:48 UTC1993 00:22 UTC1994 06:19 UTC1995 12:13 UTC1998 05:37 UTC1999 11:31 UTC2002 04:55 UTC2003 10:46 UTC2006 04:03 UTC2007 09:51 UTC2010 03:09 UTC2011 09:04 UTC2014 02:29 UTC2015 08:20 UTC2018 01:54 UTC2019 07:49 UTC2022 01:04 UTC2023 06:50 UTC2026 00:05 UTC2027 06:01 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: Libra (or Virgo)

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 year and hour fix the rest. A Libra born September 23 with the Moon in Gemini runs on a different inner weather from one with the Moon in Libra: see Libra Sun, Gemini Moon. 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 → · Virgo dates and traits →

In the US (2000–2014), an average of 12,021 babies were born on each September 23, rank 41 of 366 dates; Libra is number 5 of 12 signs (8.52%). What's the most common zodiac sign?

The Moon on September 23, 1980–2030

Across the 51 years from 1980 to 2030, the Moon at noon UTC on September 23 was most often in Leo and Capricorn (6 years each) and least often in Taurus (2 years). Unlike the Sun, the Moon sign depends on the birth year. On September 23, 2026, the Moon stays in Aquarius the whole UTC day.

In 23 of those 51 years (45%) the Moon changed sign during September 23 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 23 in 1991 and 2010, and new in 1987.

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 first 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 0–10 of Libra belong to Moon: your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved. Read it as Libra with a Moon accent — the air core is unchanged, the emphasis moves.

Decan tarot card · Golden Dawn attribution

Two of Swords

Stalemate · Difficult choice · Truce. 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 Two of Swords in full on My Day Check →

All the tarot cards for September 23: 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 September 23 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 23? 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 a September 23 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 September 23 Virgo or Libra?

Both are possible. On September 23 the Sun moves from Virgo into Libra in most years, at a time that ranges from 00:05 UTC to 14:41 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 23?

September 23 is a cusp day between Virgo and Libra; at noon UTC it falls in Libra in 92% of years between 1980 and 2030. Your birth year and hour decide it.

What decan is September 23?

The first decan of Libra (0°–10°), sub-ruled by Moon. Decans divide each sign into three 10° slices; the sub-ruler adds a second flavour to the sign's core — here your inner emotional life — what you need to feel safe, how you self-soothe, how you love and are loved.

What tarot card is September 23?

In the Golden Dawn system each decan has a minor arcana card: for the first decan of Libra it is the Two of Swords (stalemate, difficult choice, truce). 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 23?

It depends on the year, and in 45% of years on the hour too. For example: in 1980, Pisces; in 1990, Scorpio; in 2000, Cancer or Leo; in 2010, Pisces or Aries; in 2020, Sagittarius or Capricorn. Over 1980–2030 the Moon on September 23 was most often in Leo and Capricorn. A birth time and place pin it down.

Does everyone born on September 23 have the same chart?

No. They share the Sun in Libra or Virgo, 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 23 in different years can have almost nothing else in common in their charts.